Howard County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1844
Parent counties: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Tilghman Howard, Indiana politician
Seat: Kokomo (1844–)

Land area: 293 square miles

Population (2020): 83,658

Population (historic): 6,657 (1850); 15,847 (1870); 28,575 (1900); 46,696 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1980; 1990s; 2010s

Subdivisions: One city; two towns; one CDP; 11 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 7,974 (20.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,632
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,324

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,164
Average farm size (1920): 74.9 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Kentucky, and North Carolina

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Kokomo

Namesake: Kokomo, legendary Shawnee chief

Founding: 1844 (platting); 1845 (post office); 1865 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 59,604

Population (historic): 1,040 (1860); 4,042 (1880); 10,609 (1900); 32,843 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1960; 1970s; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,141 (21.1%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Henry Smith Farm (1857). 5300 West 00 North-South. Clay. Italianate.
2. Smith Farm (c. 1890). 951 North 600 West. Clay. Eastlake.
3. Eli Tarkington House (1853). 4167 West 50 South. Harrison. Greek Revival.
4. Joseph Dimmitt House (1860). 80 South 500 West. Harrison.
5. Christian Yoder Farm (c. 1875). 5241 North 450 East. Howard. Italianate.
6. Rhodes House (1897). 13306 East 500 North. Jackson. Queen Anne.
7. Simeon McQuiston House (1915). 7205 East 00 North-South. Liberty. Classical Revival/Craftsman.
8. John Rodkey Farm (c. 1875). 12415 West 250 South. Monroe. Italianate.
9. Abraham Ingels House (c. 1875). 1570 South 300 East. Taylor. Italianate.
10. Frederick Youngman House (1876). 200 East 425 South. Taylor. Italianate. Razed.
11. School Number Four (1897). 3457 South 1250 East. Union. Romanesque.

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