Greene County, Indiana
Founding: 1821
Parent counties: Sullivan and unorganized territory
Parent counties: Sullivan and unorganized territory
Namesake: Nathanael Greene, Continental Army general
Seat: Burlington (1821–1824); Bloomfield (1824–)
Seat: Burlington (1821–1824); Bloomfield (1824–)
Land area: 543 square miles
Population (2020): 30,803
Population (historic): 4,242 (1830); 16,041 (1860); 22,996 (1880); 28,530 (1900); 31,481 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1910; 1960–2000
Subdivisions: Two cities; five towns; two CDPs; 15 townships
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,066 (20.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 38.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6%
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 38.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.3%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.9%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $751Average outbuilding value (1930): $543
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,441
Average farm size (1920): 69.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina
Number of farms (1920): 3,441
Average farm size (1920): 69.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina
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Bloomfield
Namesake: A traditional name
Founding: 1824 (platting); 1825 (post office); 1850 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 2,289
Population (historic): 234 (1850); 656 (1870); 1,588 (1900); 2,298 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1910; 1920s; 1950–1980
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 346 (27.2%)
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 346 (27.2%)
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