Crawford County, Indiana

Founding: 1818
Parent counties: Harrison, Orange, and Perry

Namesake: William Crawford, Continental Army colonel
Seat: Fredonia (1822–1843); Leavenworth (1843–1893); English (1893–)

Land area: 306 square miles

Population (2020): 10,526

Population (historic): 2,583 (1820); 6,524 (1850); 12,356 (1880); 13,476 (1900); 10,160 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1890; 1970–2000

Subdivisions: Five towns; nine townships

National Register listings: Two

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 846 (15.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 31.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $552
Average outbuilding value (1930): $358

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,810
Average farm size (1920): 52 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky and Ohio

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English

Namesake: William English, Indiana politician

Founding: 1839 (platting as Hartford); 1856 (post office); 1884 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 685

Population (historic): 423 (1890); 704 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1900; 1920–1950; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 54 (16.3%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. James Small Log House (c. 1820). 3073 Mansfield Road. Jennings. Razed.
2. Rothrock House (c. 1855). State Route 62, east of Wyandotte Cave Road. Jennings.
3. James Newton House (c. 1870). Eckerty–Doolittle Road, at Bethany Church Road. Johnson.
4. Walker House (1882). 5299 Bacon Hollow Road. Liberty. Greek Revival.
5. Edward Ross House (1853). 6744 Hardinsburg Road. Liberty.
6. *William Proctor House (c. 1832). Industrial Park Road, south of State Route 66. Liberty.
7. Bynum House (c. 1890). Indiana Avenue, south of Milltown. Whiskey Run.