Fulton County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1836
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat
Seat: Rochester (1836–)

Land area: 368 square miles

Population (2010): 20,836

Population (historic): 1,993 (1840); 9,422 (1860); 14,301 (1880); 17,453 (1900); 15,038 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1890; 1970s

Subdivisions: One city; three towns; eight townships

National Register listings: Eight

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,792 (28.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 46%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,395
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,193

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,241
Average farm size (1920): 83.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio and Pennsylvania

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Rochester

Namesake: Rochester, New York

Founding: 1835 (platting); 1836 (post office); 1853 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 6,218

Population (historic): 651 (1860); 1,869 (1880); 3,421 (1900); 3,518 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1850–1900; 1910s; 1940s; 1980s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 940 (28.3%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Harter Farm (c. 1875). 3346 South 1075E. Henry. Gothic Revival.
2. Curtis Farm (c. 1880). East 125S, south of State Route 14. Henry. Italianate.
3. Haimbaugh House (1868). 7828 North 825E. Newcastle. Italianate.