Spencer County, Indiana

Founding: 1818
Parent counties: Perry and Warrick

Namesake: Spier Spencer, Indiana militia officer
Seat: Rockport (1818–)

Land area: 397 square miles

Population (2020): 19,810

Population (historic): 1,882 (1820); 8,616 (1850); 22,122 (1880); 16,713 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880; 1890s; 1960–2010

Subdivisions: Seven towns; one CDP; nine townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,447 (16%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.5%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $763
Average outbuilding value (1930): $686

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,562
Average farm size (1920): 73.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Germany, and Ohio

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Rockport

Namesake: Outcroppings along the Ohio River

Founding: 1818 (platting); 1823 (post office); 1838 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,984

Population (historic): 412 (1850); 1,720 (1870); 2,882 (1900); 2,396 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1890s; 1930–1950; 1960–1980; 2000s

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 380 (35%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Joseph Ebert House (1884). 13124 East 2100 North. Harrison. Razed.
2. Ferdinand Wagner House (c. 1840). 10476 East 2160 North. Harrison. Razed.
3. John Birkel House. Huffman Mill Road, southwest of Huffman. Harrison.
4. Barbara Reinert House. State Route 545, north of East 1500 North. Harrison.
5. Christopher Purcell House (c. 1845). 8414 Old Lamar Highway. Huff.
6. William Jones House (1834). 620 East 1575 North. Jackson. Federal.
7. Josiah Shrode House (c. 1860). 1779 Silverdale Road. Ohio. Greek Revival/Italianate. Razed.

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