Jackson County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1816
Parent counties: Clark, Jefferson, and Washington

Namesake: Andrew Jackson, U.S. president
Seat: Brownstown (1816–)

Land area: 509 square miles

Population (2020): 46,428

Population (historic): 4,010 (1820); 11,047 (1850); 23,050 (1880); 26,633 (1900); 23,731 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1900; 1930–2020

Subdivisions: One city; three towns; two CDPs; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,959 (15.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 39.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,104
Average outbuilding value (1930): $841

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,617
Average farm size (1920): 79 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Ohio, and Kentucky

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Brownstown

Namesake: Jacob Brown, U.S. army officer

Founding: 1816 (platting); 1816 (post office); 1870 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,025

Population (historic): 504 (1860); 849 (1880); 1,685 (1900); 1,758 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1910–2000; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 211 (17.7%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. John Heller House (c. 1875). 776 South 100 West. Brownstown. Italianate.
2. St. Paul's Lutheran Church (1898). 1140 East 400 South. Brownstown. Romanesque.
3. Weddleville School (1857). 10059 West 250 South. Carr. Italianate.
4. William Schepman Farm (c. 1880). 4659 US Highway 50. Jackson. Italianate. Razed.
5. James Gillaspy House (c. 1875). East 500 South, west of South 1200 East. Vernon. Razed.

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