Hancock County, Ohio

Founding: 1828 (declared in 1820)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: John Hancock, Founding Father
Seat: Findlay (1828–)

Land area: 531 square miles

Population (2020): 74,920

Population (historic): 813 (1830); 16,751 (1850); 23,847 (1870); 41,993 (1900); 40,404 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1830–1890; 1910–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; 11 villages; 17 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 8,973 (27%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 65.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,602
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,695
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,214
Average farm size (1920): 84.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Germany, New York, Virginia, and Maryland
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Findlay

Namesake: Fort Findlay, which once occupied the city's site

Founding: 1821 (platting); 1828 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 40,313

Population (historic): 469 (1840); 2,467 (1860); 4,633 (1880); 17,613 (1900); 19,363 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1830–1890; 1910–1970; 1980–2010

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,006 (25.6%)
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