Dubois County, Indiana

Founding: 1818
Parent county: Pike

Namesake: Toussaint Dubois, Continental Army soldier
Seat: Portersville (1818–1830); Jasper (1830–)

Land area: 427 square miles

Population (2020): 43,637

Population (historic): 1,168 (1820); 10,394 (1860); 15,992 (1880); 20,357 (1900); 20,553 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1900; 1910–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; three towns; one CDP; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,451 (13.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 47.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $938
Average outbuilding value (1930): $749

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,261
Average farm size (1920): 78.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Kentucky, and Ohio

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Jasper

Namesake: Uncertain—possibly William Jasper, South Carolina soldier

Founding: 1830 (platting); 1832 (post office); 1866 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 16,703

Population (historic): 547 (1870); 1,863 (1900); 3,905 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 702 (10.3%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. John Opel House (1850–1854). 1437 St. James Avenue. Bainbridge.
2. Joseph Schroeder Log House. 621 State Route 164. Bainbridge.
3. St. John's Lutheran Church (1947). 6483 West 580 North. Boone. Gothic Revival.
4. Frederick Rothert Farm (c. 1860). 7249 West 800 South. Cass.
5. Henry Overbeck Farm (c. 1855). 7248 Old State Route 64. Cass. Razed.
6. Christopher Kalb Log House (c. 1855). 9339 East 450 North. Columbia.
7. Bernard Rasche House (1883). Dubois Road, northeast of Dubois. Columbia. Italianate. Razed.
8. Bernard Kitten Farm (1869). 7519 South 75 East. Ferdinand.
9. Herman Ruhe Farm (1866/1890s). 875 East 700 South. Jackson.
10. Philip Brang Log House. 4590 Hall Creek Road. Marion.

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