LaGrange County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1832
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: The Marquis de Lafayette's estate
Seat: Lima (1832–1842); LaGrange (1842–)

Land area: 380 square miles

Population (2010): 37,128

Population (historic): 3,664 (1840); 11,366 (1860); 15,630 (1880); 15,284 (1900); 13,780 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1830–1880; 1950–2000

Subdivisions: Four towns; one CDP; 11 townships

National Register listings: Seven

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,173 (21.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,649
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,668

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,044
Average farm size (1920): 86.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Michigan

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LaGrange

Namesake: The Marquis de Lafayette's estate

Founding: 1836 (platting); 1844 (post office)

Population (2010): 2,625

Population (historic): 650 (1860); 1,367 (1880); 1,703 (1900); 1,640 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1890; 1930s; 1980–2000
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 430 (35.9%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. John Strang Farm (1876). 4100 West 700S. Clear Spring. Italianate.
2. James Craig House (c. 1855). 30 North 250W. Lima. Greek Revival.