Howard County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1844
Parent counties: Unorganized territory

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

Land area: 293 square miles

Population (2010): 82,752

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1890; 1900–1920; 1940–1970

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

National Register listings: 14

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 (2010): 45,468

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1920; 1940–1960; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,141 (21.1%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Henry Smith Farm (1857). 5300 West 00NS. Clay. Italianate.
2. Smith Farm (c. 1890). 951 State Route 22. Clay. Eastlake.
3. Eli Tarkington House (1853). 4167 West 50S. Harrison. Greek Revival.
4. Joseph Dimmitt House (1860). 4970 West 80S. Harrison.
5. Rhodes House (1897). 1350 East 500N. Jackson. Queen Anne.
6. McQuiston House (1915). 7205 US Highway 35. Liberty. Classical Revival.
7. John Rodkey Farm (c. 1875). West 250S. Monroe. Italianate.
8. Ingles House (c. 1875). 1570 South 300E. Taylor. Italianate.