Floyd County, Indiana

Founding: 1819
Parent counties: Clark and Harrison

Namesake: John Floyd, Virginia politician
Seat: New Albany (1819–)

Land area: 148 square miles

Population (2020): 80,484

Population (historic): 2,776 (1820); 20,183 (1860); 24,590 (1880); 30,118 (1900); 34,655 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–2020

Subdivisions: One city; three towns; one CDP; five townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,183 (15.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 46%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,346
Average outbuilding value (1930): $718

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,252
Average farm size (1920): 41.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky and Germany

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New Albany

Namesake: Albany, New York

Founding: 1813 (platting); 1813 (post office); 1817 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 37,841

Population (historic): 2,079 (1830); 12,647 (1860); 16,423 (1880); 20,628 (1900); 25,819 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1890; 1910–1930; 1940–1970; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,216 (23.9%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Gabriel Farnsley House (1856). 6742 Seven Mile Lane. Franklin.
2. William Aydelott Farm (c. 1875). 4939 State Route 111. Franklin. Italianate.
3. Daniel Yenowine House (1832). 5100 State Route 64. Georgetown. Greek Revival. Razed.
4. Jersey Park Farm / John Coffman House Ruins (1875). 7474 Cunningham–Sarles Road. Greenville.
5. Mordecai Collins Farm (1827). 5855 Georgetown–Greenville Road. Greenville.
6. Charles Frederick House (1843). 6954 US Highway 150. Greenville. Gothic Revival.
7. Augustus Lamb House (c. 1850). 5795 Buck Creek Road. Lafayette. Greek Revival.
8. St. Mary Catholic Church (1908). 3037 Martin Road. Lafayette. Gothic Revival.
9. John Parsons Farm (c. 1885). 3750 Paoli Pike. Lafayette. Italianate.
10. Louis Werle Log House (c. 1845). 5402 Grant Line Road. New Albany. Razed.
11. Jacob Dowerman House (c. 1860). 1738 State Route 111. New Albany. Italianate.

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