Lake County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1837 (declared in 1836)
Parent counties: Porter and Newton

Namesake: Lake Michigan
Seat: Liverpool (1837–1840); Crown Point (1840–)

Land area: 499 square miles

Population (2020): 498,700

Population (historic): 1,468 (1840); 9,145 (1860); 15,091 (1880); 37,892 (1900); 261,310 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1970; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: Seven cities; 12 towns; three CDPs; 11 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 34,841 (16.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 41.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.2%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,527
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,167

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,718
Average farm size (1920): 105.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Illinois, Ohio, and New York

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Crown Point

Namesake: Unknown

Founding: 1834 (platting); 1845 (post office); 1868 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 33,899

Population (historic): 1,708 (1880); 2,336 (1900); 4,046 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,055 (9.1%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (c. 1925). 22404 Harrison Road. Cedar Creek. Craftsman.
2. Kingsbury–Doak Farm (c. 1860/1882). 4411 153rd Road. Eagle Creek. Italianate.
3. Michael Wahl House (c. 1870). 8700 93rd Road. Ross.

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