Williams County, Ohio

Founding: 1824 (declared in 1820)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: David Williams, New York militiaman
Seats: Defiance (1824–1840); Bryan (1840–)

Land area: 421 square miles

Population (2020): 37,102

Population (historic): 387 (1830); 16,633 (1860); 23,821 (1880); 24,953 (1900); 24,316 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1830–1910; 1930–2000

Subdivisions: One city; eight villages; five CDPs; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,076 (30.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 63.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,566
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,514
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,810
Average farm size (1920): 73.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Germany, New York, and Indiana

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Bryan

Namesake: John Bryan, founder of the city

Founding: 1840 (platting); 1840 (post office); 1841 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 8,729

Population (historic): 1,064 (1860); 2,952 (1880); 3,131 (1900); 4,689 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1840–1960; 1970–1990; 2000–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,141 (28.%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William Swisher Farm (c. 1880). 10901 US Highway 127. Brady. Second Empire.
2. Jacob Lantz House (c. 1885). 16682 State Route 576. Bridgewater. Italianate.
3. John Finch Farm (c. 1870). 18563 Road G. Jefferson.
4. Nathaniel Ames Farm (c. 1870). 7685 US Highway 127. Jefferson. Second Empire.
5. Philip Stiving Farm (c. 1870). 16080 Road 17. Madison. Italianate.
6. Jacob Young Log House (1838). 17712 Road O. Madison.
7. James Evers House (c. 1880). 901 South State Street. Madison. Italianate.
8. Samuel Osman Farm (c. 1880). 18998 Road O. Mill Creek. Italianate.
9. Joseph Maltby House (c. 1860). State Route 191, north of US Highway 6. Springfield. Federal. Collapsed.

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