Pickaway County, Ohio
Founding: 1810
Parent counties: Fairfield, Franklin, and Ross
Parent counties: Fairfield, Franklin, and Ross
Namesake: The Pekowi band of the Shawnee people
Seat: Circleville (1810–)
Seat: Circleville (1810–)
Land area: 501 square miles
Population (2020): 59,333
Population (historic): 7,124 (1810); 21,006 (1850); 27,415 (1880); 27,016 (1900); 27,238 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1880; 1920–2020
Subdivisions: One city; nine villages; three CDPs; 15 townships
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,252 (20.0%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 59.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 20.1%
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 59.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 20.1%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.4%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.3%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,936Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,256
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,151
Average farm size (1920): 132.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Germany
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Namesake: A Hopewell mound that once existed within the city
Number of farms (1920): 2,151
Average farm size (1920): 132.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Germany
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Circleville
Founding: 1810 (platting); 1810 (post office); 1814 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 13,927
Population (historic): 908 (1820); 3,411 (1850); 6,046 (1880); 6,991 (1900); 7,369 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1810–1900; 1910–1970; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,731 (28.4%)
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Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,731 (28.4%)
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