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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Outstanding Buildings

1. George Selby House (c. 1855). 9650 Tunnelton Road. Guthrie. Greek Revival. Razed.
2. Caleb Cobb House (c. 1880). 4554 Indian Creek Road. Indian Creek. Italianate.
3. Joseph McKnight House (c. 1865). 309 Little Salt Creek Run Road. Marshall. Italianate.
4. Thomas Stafford House (c. 1860). 1422 Little Salt Creek Run Road. Marshall. Greek Revival.
5. Felix Armstrong Farm (c. 1875). 3248 State Route 54. Perry. Greek Revival.
6. George Hudson Farm (c. 1875/1910). 2212 Bartlettsville Road. Pleasant Run. Italianate/Classical Revival.
7. Elijah McKnight House (c. 1855). 976 Pleasant Run Road. Pleasant Run. Greek Revival.
8. Joseph Glover House (1836–1850). 600 25th Street. Shawswick.
9. Erie Methodist Church (1924). 1718 Erie Church Road. Shawswick. Classical Revival.
10. Andrew Helton Farm (1837). 1015 Heltonville Road. Shawswick.
11. Jesse Johnson House (c. 1865). Shawswick School Road, north of Leatherwood Creek. Shawswick. Italianate.
12. William Ragsdale House (c. 1865). 1621 Tunnelton Road. Shawswick. Italianate.
13. Richard Williams Farm (1862). 5616 Huron–Williams Road. Spice Valley. Greek Revival.
14. Thomas Adamson House (c. 1875). 1488 Stumphole Bridge Road. Spice Valley. Italianate.
15. Alexander Cox Farm (c. 1840). 8953 Williams Road. Spice Valley. Greek Revival. Razed.

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