Pike County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1817
Parent counties: Gibson, Knox, and Perry

Namesake: Zebulon Pike, American explorer
Seat: Petersburg (1817–)

Land area: 334 square miles

Population (2020): 12,250

Population (historic): 1,472 (1820); 7,720 (1850); 13,779 (1870); 20,486 (1900); 16,361 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: One city; two towns; one CDP; nine townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,111 (19.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 27%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 2.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $738
Average outbuilding value (1930): $433

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,159
Average farm size (1920): 71.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Ohio, Germany, Tennessee, and North Carolina

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Petersburg

Namesake: Peter Brenton, owner of the city site

Founding: 1817 (platting); 1823 (post office); 1855 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,304

Population (historic): 386 (1850); 1,193 (1880); 1,751 (1900); 2,609 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1940; 1970s; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 261 (24.6%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Columbus Peed House (c. 1870). 8580 State Route 56. Clay. Gothic Revival/Italianate.
2. Lemuel Hargrave House (c. 1860). 5152 North 200 East. Washington.

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