Harrison County, Ohio

Founding: 1813
Parent counties: Jefferson and Tuscarawas

Namesake: William Henry Harrison, U.S. president
Seat: Cadiz (1813–)

Land area: 402 square miles

Population (2020): 14,483

Population (historic): 14,345 (1820); 20,157 (1850); 18,682 (1870); 20,486 (1900); 18,844 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1830; 1840s; 1870–1890; 1910s; 1930s; 1970s

Subdivisions: Ten villages; one CDP; 15 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,485 (30.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 45.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 18.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,201
Average outbuilding value (1930): $845
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,039
Average farm fize (1920): 91.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Northern Ireland, Maryland, and Virginia
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Cadiz

Namesake: Cadiz, Spain

Founding: 1803 (platting); 1812 (post office); 1818 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,051

Population (historic): 537 (1820); 1,168 (1860); 1,755 (1900); 2,597 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880; 1890–1960; 1970s; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 549 (35.2%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Joseph Rea Farm (1832). 39790 Cadiz–Piedmont Road. Cadiz.
2. John Mehollin House (c. 1870). 40250 Cadiz–Piedmont Road. Cadiz. Gothic Revival.
3. Robert Cochran House (1851/1875). 413 North Main Street. Cadiz. Second Empire.
4. Joseph Thompson House (c. 1835). 451 Ohio Street. Cadiz.
5. James Howell Farm (c. 1860). 31900 Norris Road. Franklin. Italianate.
6. Hopewell School (c. 1885). Cadiz–Piedmont Road, south of Smyrna Road. Freeport. Gothic Revival.
7. William Narragong Farm (1887). 48818 Mader Road. German. Italianate.
8. James Allison House (c. 1830). 85911 Water Works Road. Green. Federal.
9. James Slater House (1838). 37640 Jockey Hollow Road. Moorefield.
10. Lyle McDivitt Farm (c. 1875). 87800 Dewell Road. North. Italianate.
11. Samuel Ramsey House (c. 1860). 80725 Mallarnee Road. Nottingham.
12. William Rogers Farm (1841). 81305 Ourant Road. Nottingham.
13. William Carson Farm (1823). 80900 Slab Camp Road. Nottingham.
14. John Nicholson Farm (c. 1870). 49120 Cadiz–Harrisville Road. Short Creek. Italianate.

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