Switzerland County, Indiana

Founding: 1814
Parent counties: Dearborn and Jefferson

Namesake: The country of Switzerland
Seat: Vevay (1814–)

Land area: 221 square miles

Population (2020): 9,737

Population (historic): 3,934 (1820); 12,932 (1850); 12,134 (1870); 11,840 (1900); 8,432 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1850; 1870s; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: Two towns; two CDPs; six townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,184 (22.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 39.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 18.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.2%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $896
Average outbuilding value (1930): $679

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,828
Average farm size (1920): 55.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Ohio, Germany, and Switzerland

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Vevay

Namesake: Vevey, Switzerland

Founding: 1813 (platting); 1816 (post office); 1836 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,741

Population (historic): 1,200 (1840); 1,198 (1860); 1,884 (1880); 1,588 (1900); 1,183 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840; 1920–1960; 1980–2000; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 311 (35.8%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. George Ash House (c. 1800). 233 Ashland Cove Lane. Craig.
2. John Cotton House (1876). 2005 Big Doe Run Road. Craig. Italianate.
3. Joseph Cain House (c. 1855). 2123 State Route 56. Craig. Greek Revival/Italianate.
4. John Wright Farm (1836). 4569 State Route 56. Craig. Federal/Greek Revival.
5. Thomas Wright House (1838). 4711 State Route 56. Craig. Greek Revival/Italianate.
6. Justi Thiebaud House (c. 1860). 5147 State Route 56. Craig. Greek Revival.
7. Francis Mennet House (c. 1860). 5596 State Route 56. Craig. Greek Revival.
8. Louis Oboussier House (c. 1805). 4085 State Route 129. Craig.
9. Allen Markland House (c. 1855). 8132 Tapps Ridge Road. Jefferson. Greek Revival.
10. Caledonia Presbyterian Church (1920). 10102 Dow Ridge Road. Pleasant. Craftsman.
11. Henry Smith House (c. 1855). 3487 Smith Ridge Road. Pleasant. Greek Revival. Razed.
12. William Scott House (c. 1865). 8475 State Route 129. Pleasant. Italianate.
13. Aaron Lyon House (c. 1865). 9914 Searcy Ridge Road. Posey. Italianate.
14. James Merit House (c. 1845). 12725 State Route 156. Posey. Greek Revival.
15. Thomas Armstrong House (1861). 6710 Log Lick Road. York. Italianate.
16. Robert Galbreath Farm (c. 1855). 9377 Markland Pike. York. Greek Revival.
17. Charles Markland House (c. 1865). 12278 State Route 156. York. Italianate.

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