Gibson County, Indiana

Founding: 1813
Parent county: Knox

Namesake: John Gibson, Indiana politician
Seat: Princeton (1814–)

Land area: 487 square miles

Population (2020): 33,011

Population (historic): 6,192 (1830); 7,855 (1860); 8,282 (1880); 11,227 (1900); 19,666 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities; nine towns; ten townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,252 (21.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 39.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,166
Average outbuilding value (1930): $769

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,563
Average farm size (1920): 92.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Germany, Illinois, Ohio, and Tennessee

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Princeton

Namesake: William Prince, local resident

Founding: 1814 (platting); 1816 (post office); 1884 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 8,301

Population (historic): 573 (1840); 1,397 (1860); 2,566 (1880); 6,041 (1900); 7,505 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1940; 1950s; 1970s; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,159 (29.7%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. George Peed House (c. 1875). 5406 State Route 56. Washington. Italianate.
2. Waitman Trippet Farm (c. 1850). 3306 State Route 65. Washington.
3. Lucius French Farm (c. 1836/1915). 4806 Old US Highway 41. White River. Italianate/Classical Revival.

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