Pike County, Ohio

Founding: 1815
Parent counties: Adams, Ross, and Scioto

Namesake: Zebulon Pike, American explorer
Seats: Piketon (1815–1861); Waverly (1861–)

Land area: 440 square miles

Population (2020): 27,088

Population (historic): 4,253 (1820); 13,643 (1860); 17,927 (1880); 18,172 (1900); 13,876 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880; 1890s; 1930s; 1950s; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: Three villages; two CDPs; 14 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,198 (9.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 35.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 22.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.1%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $738
Average outbuilding value (1930): $542
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,940
Average farm size (1920): 63.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Germany

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Piketon (ex-seat)

 
Namesake: Zebulon Pike, explorer and general
Founding: 1815 (platting); 1816 (post office)
Population (2020): 2,111
Population (historic): 275 (1820); 690 (1850); 638 (1870); 625 (1900); 713 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1820; 1830–1850; 1870–1890; 1900s; 1920–1980; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 117 (14.1%)

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Waverly

Namesake: Unclear—perhaps Walter Scott's novel Waverley

Founding: 1829 (platting as Uniontown); 1830 (post office); 1842 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 4,165

Population (historic): 306 (1840); 1,057 (1860); 1,854 (1900); 1,603 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1840–1880; 1890s; 1950–1970
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 210 (9%)

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