Fulton County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1836 (declared in 1835)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

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

Land area: 368 square miles

Population (2020): 20,480

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1900; 1930–1980; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: One city; three towns; eight townships

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 (2020): 6,270

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1910s; 1930–1960; 1970–2000; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 940 (28.3%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Phillip Arter Farm (c. 1875). 3346 South 1075 East. Henry. Gothic Revival.
2. James Curtis Farm (c. 1880). 10125 State Route 14. Henry. Italianate.
3. Henry Haimbaugh House (1868). 7828 North 825 East. Newcastle. Italianate.

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