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 (2010): 42,376

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880; 1890s; 1930s; 1970s

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

National Register listings: 17

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)

Population (2010): 2,947

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1920s; 1960–1980
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 211 (17.7%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Carr High School (1857). 10059 West 250S. Carr. Italianate.