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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