Clay County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1825
Parent counties: Owen, Putnam, Sullivan, and Vigo

Namesake: Henry Clay, Kentucky politician
Seat: Bowling Green (1828–1876); Brazil (1876–)

Land area: 358 square miles

Population (2010): 26,890

Population (historic): 1,616 (1830); 12,161 (1860); 25,854 (1880); 34,285 (1900); 26,479 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1830–1900; 1990s

Subdivisions: One city; six towns; one CDP; 11 townships

National Register listings: 14

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,450 (29.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 46.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,006
Average outbuilding value (1930): $603

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,414
Average farm size (1920): 67 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, England, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania

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Brazil

Namesake: The country of Brazil

Founding: 1866 (platting)

Population (2010): 7,912

Population (historic): 2,186 (1870); 7,786 (1900); 8,744 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1866–1910
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,512 (40.6%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Ringo House (c. 1850). Boy Scout Road, north of East 500N. Cass.
2. Goshorn Farm (c. 1875). 4273 South 200E. Harrison. Italianate.
3. House (c. 1850). 10152 State Route 59. Harrison.
4. Farm (c. 1870). 2764 North 425W. Perry. Italianate.
5. *Eaglefield Place (c. 1855). 4870 US Highway 40. Van Buren. Greek Revival.
6. McKinley House (1872). 3273 US Highway 40. Van Buren. Italianate.
7. Pell House (1871). US Highway 40, east of Harmony. Van Buren. Italianate. Razed.
8. Frump Farm (c. 1870). 5118 East River Road. Washington. Italianate.