Putnam County, Indiana

Founding: 1822
Parent counties: Owen, Vigo, and unorganized territory

Namesake: Israel Putnam, Continental Army officer
Seat: Greencastle (1822–)

Land area: 481 square miles

Population (2020): 36,726

Population (historic): 8,262 (1830); 20,681 (1860); 22,501 (1880); 21,478 (1900); 20,448 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1880; 1920–2010

Subdivisions: One city; five towns; two CDPs; 13 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,636 (17.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 48%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,009
Average outbuilding value (1930): $687

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,682
Average farm size (1920): 71.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina, and Virginia

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Greencastle

Namesake: Greencastle, Pennsylvania

Founding: 1821 (platting); 1824 (post office); 1849 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 9,820

Population (historic): 1,382 (1850); 3,227 (1870); 3,661 (1900); 4,613 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1890; 1900s; 1920–1970; 1980–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 867 (22.2%)

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