Morrow County, Ohio

Founding: 1848
Parent counties: Crawford, Delaware, Knox, Marion, and Richland

Namesake: Jeremiah Morrow, Ohio governor
Seat: Mount Gilead (1848–)

Land area: 406 square miles

Population (2020): 34,950

Population (historic): 20,280 (1850); 19,072 (1880); 17,879 (1900); 14,489 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1870s; 1930–2020

Subdivisions: One city; seven villages; two CDPs; 16 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,199 (22.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 71.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 21.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.2%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,329
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,148
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,570
Average farm size (1920): 72.9 acres
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, New Jersey, and Germany
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Mount Gilead

Namesake: The biblical Gilead, a mountainous region in the Levant

Founding: 1824 (platting as Whetstone); 1827 (post office); 1839 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,503

Population (historic): 646 (1850); 789 (1860); 1,216 (1880); 1,528 (1900); 1,871 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1970; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 359 (20.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. John Lewis Farm (c. 1875). 1781 State Route 61. Bennington. Italianate.
2. Isaac Hall House (c. 1845). 5322 Mount Gilead–Williamsport Road. Congress. Greek Revival.
3. Nehemiah Miller Farm (c. 1850). 5566 US Highway 42. Gilead. Greek Revival.
4. Masters House (c. 1855). 841 West Main Street. Gilead. Gothic Revival.
5. Robert Gardner House (c. 1875). 2297 Worthington–New Haven Road. Lincoln. Italianate.
6. Samuel Brown House (1879–1880). 2405 Worthington–New Haven Road. Lincoln. Italianate.
7. Aaron Benedict House (c. 1857). 1131 Worthington–New Haven Road. Peru. Greek Revival.
8. Reuben Benedict House (c. 1828). 1463 Worthington–New Haven Road. Peru.
9. Henry Halderman Log House. 8414 State Route 314. Troy. Razed.

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