Scott County, Indiana

Founding: 1820
Parent counties: Clark, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, and Washington

Namesake: Charles Scott, Kentucky governor
Seat: Lexington (1820–1874); Scottsburg (1874–)

Land area: 190 square miles

Population (2020): 24,384

Population (historic): 2,334 (1820); 5,885 (1850); 7,873 (1870); 8,307 (1900); 6,664 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880; 1890–1910; 1930–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; five townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,272 (12%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 49.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.4%

Farm housing disrepair (1950): 21.2%

Nonfarm housing disrepair (1950): 11.1%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $799
Average outbuilding value (1930): $569

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,104
Average farm size (1920): 69.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky and Ohio

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Scottsburg

Namesake: Scott County

Founding: 1871 (platting); 1873 (post office); 1884 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 7,345

Population (historic): 454 (1880); 1,274 (1900); 1,702 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1871–1910; 1920–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 515 (16.1%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Thomas Shea House Ruins (c. 1840). 127 Shea Road. Johnson.
2. James Brillingham House (c. 1860). 1235 State Route 3. Johnson.
3. John Hardy House (c. 1880). 233 State Route 203. Lexington. Italianate.
4. James Middleton House (c. 1855). 3069 State Route 203. Lexington.
5. George Jennings Farm (c. 1855). 10527 State Route 356. Lexington. Greek Revival/Gothic Revival.
6. Scott County Poor Farm (1892). 1050 South Main Street. Vienna. Italianate.

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