Lawrence County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1818
Parent county: Orange

Namesake: James Lawrence, U.S. naval officer
Seat: Palestine (1818–1825); Bedford (1825–)

Land area: 449 square miles

Population (2020): 45,011

Population (historic): 4,116 (1820); 12,097 (1850); 14,628 (1870); 25,729 (1900); 35,583 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1910; 1920s; 1950–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities; one town; two CDPs; nine townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,857 (18.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 47.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,047
Average outbuilding value (1930): $588

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,332
Average farm size (1920): 68.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee

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Bedford

Namesake: Bedford County, Tennessee

Founding: 1825 (platting); 1825 (post office); 1864 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 13,792

Population (historic): 962 (1850); 2,198 (1880); 6,115 (1900); 13,208 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1930; 1940–1980; 2010s
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 2,226 (33.3%)

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