Paulding County, Ohio

Founding: 1839 (declared in 1820)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: John Paulding, New York militiaman
Seats: New Rochester (1839–1840); Charloe (1840–1851); Paulding (1851–)

Land area: 416 square miles

Population (2020): 18,806

Population (historic): 1,034 (1840); 4,945 (1860); 13,485 (1880); 27,528 (1900); 15,301 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1830–1900; 1930s; 1950–1980

Subdivisions: 11 villages; 12 townships

National Register listings: Four

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,021 (23.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 46.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,305
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,574
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,414
Average farm size (1920): 91.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Germany, and New York
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Paulding

Namesake: Paulding County

Founding: 1848 (platting); 1851 (post office)

Population (2020): 3,555

Population (historic): 454 (1880); 2,080 (1900); 1,904 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1920; 1930–1970; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 451 (26.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Henry Sugars House (c. 1885). 1615 State Route 500. Benton. Italianate.
2. *John Ayres House (c. 1840). 10633 Road 179. Brown.
3. *Horatio Curtis Farm (c. 1850). 10718 Road 192. Crane. Greek Revival.

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