Noble County, Ohio

Founding: 1851
Parent counties: Guernsey, Monroe, Morgan, and Washington

Namesake: Disputed—either James or Warren Noble, local settlers
Seat: Sarahsville (1851–1858); Caldwell (1858–)

Land area: 398 square miles

Population (2020): 14,115

Population (historic): 20,751 (1860); 21,138 (1880); 19,466 (1900); 14,961 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860; 1870s; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: Six villages; 15 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,659 (27.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 40.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.2%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $672
Average outbuilding value (1930): $522
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,576
Average farm size (1920): 79.3 acres
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Virginia, Germany, and Maryland
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Caldwell

Namesake: The Caldwell family, who owned the village site

Founding: 1857 (platting); 1859 (post office)

Population (2020): 1,691

Population (historic): 318 (1870); 927 (1900); 1,778 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1857–1890; 1900–1930; 1940–1970; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 382 (35.5%)

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