Richland County, Ohio

Founding: 1813 (declared in 1808)
Parent county: Franklin

Namesake: A descriptive name
Seat: Mansfield (1813–)

Land area: 495 square miles

Population (2020): 124,936

Population (historic): 9,169 (1820); 30,879 (1850); 32,516 (1870); 44,289 (1900); 65,902 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1980; 1990s; 2010s

Subdivisions: Three cities; six villages; 18 townships

National Register listings: 70

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 10,910 (20%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 59.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 18.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,769
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,484

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,125
Average farm size (1920): 74.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, New York, Germany, Maryland, and Ireland
_________________________________________________________________________________

Mansfield

Namesake: Jared Mansfield, Northwest Territory surveyor general

Founding: 1808 (platting); 1811 (post office); 1828 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 47,534

Population (historic): 288 (1820); 3,557 (1850); 9,859 (1880); 17,640 (1900); 33,525 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1970

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,494 (25.3%)
_________________________________________________________________________________

View and filter the data. Or see a larger map.
_________________________________________________________________________________

Outstanding Buildings

1. Benjamin Shaffer House (c. 1875). 925 Bangorville East Road. Jefferson. Gothic Revival.
2. *Cyrus Gatton Farm (c. 1880). 1563 State Route 97. Jefferson. Second Empire.
3. Raemelton Farm / McKee House (c. 1940?). 926 Marion Avenue. Madison. Greek Revival.
4. *Samuel Lewis House (1837). 291 North Stewart Road. Madison.
5. *Robert Bentley Farm (1829). 3296 Crider Road. Mifflin.
6. *Malabar Farm / Bromfield Estate (1939). Bromfield Road. Monroe. Classical Revival.
7. William Peterson Farm (c. 1880). 4564 Bryan Road. Monroe. Italianate.
8. *George Shambaugh House (c. 1835). 4537 Frontz Road. Monroe.
9. William Applegate Farm (c. 1885). 4203 Gladden Road. Monroe. Queen Anne.
10. Daniel Schrack Farm (c. 1835). 3645 Pleasant Valley Road. Monroe.
11. *George Shutt House (c. 1880). 8338 Fenner Road. Plymouth. Italianate. Razed.
12. *Sacred Heart Catholic Church (1892–1895). 5742 State Route 61. Sharon. Gothic Revival.
13. School (c. 1890). 4115 Beam Road. Springfield. Eastlake/Italianate.
14. Smith Ralston Farm (c. 1870). 3300 Mabee Road. Springfield. Italianate.
15. Graham Farm (c. 1875). 2136 Owens Road. Troy. Italianate.
16. Henry Daub House (c. 1840). 1159 Hathaway Road. Washington.
17. Samuel Ferguson House (c. 1870). 1025 Straub Road. Washington.
18. Thomas Hughes House (c. 1830). Charles Road. Weller.
19. Simon Morgan Farm (c. 1835). 2960 Pavonia North Road. Weller.
20. Jacob Backensto Farm (c. 1835). 870 Reynolds Road. Weller.
21. Thomas Hammon Farm (c. 1875). State Route 95. Worthington. Italianate.