Ripley County, Indiana

Founding: 1818 (declared in 1816)
Parent counties: Dearborn and Jefferson

Namesake: Eleazer Ripley, Louisiana politician
Seat: Versailles (1818–)

Land area: 446 square miles

Population (2020): 28,995

Population (historic): 1,822 (1820); 14,820 (1850); 20,977 (1870); 19,881 (1900); 18,078 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880; 1890s; 1930s; 1950–2020

Subdivisions: Six towns; 11 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,757 (22.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 48.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 13.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,014
Average outbuilding value (1930): $805

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,836
Average farm size (1920): 70.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Ohio, and Kentucky

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Versailles

Namesake: Unknown—perhaps Versailles, Kentucky

Founding: 1819 (platting); 1823 (post office); 1845 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,184

Population (historic): 412 (1850); 495 (1870); 501 (1900); 523 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850; 1890s; 1920–1960; 1970–1990; 2000–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 105 (10%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. George Hauss House (c. 1865). 5963 State Route 46. Adams. Italianate.
2. John Rand House (1878). 5835 South 575 East. Brown. Italianate.
3. Thomas Rand Farm (c. 1835). 5035 Cave Hill Road. Brown. Federal.
4. Robert Roberts Farm (c. 1855). 1689 Mud Pike. Delaware. Greek Revival.
5. Joseph Gander Farm (c. 1865). 4976 East 800 North. Franklin. Italianate.
6. Moritz Lommatsch House (c. 1840). 4789 Cave Hill Road. Johnson. Federal/Greek Revival.
7. St. Paul Evangelical Church (1905). 664 State Route 229. Laughery. Gothic Revival.
8. Joseph Reynolds House (c. 1825). 3469 West 100 South. Otter Creek.
9. Leander Smith House (c. 1835). 2021 North 450 East. Washington.

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