Steuben County, Indiana

Founding: February 7, 1837
Parent counties: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Friedrich von Steuben (1730–1794), Revolutionary War hero
Seat: Angola (1838–)

Land area: 309 square miles

Population (2010): 34,185

Population (historic): 2,578 (1840); 12,854 (1870); 15,219 (1900); 13,386 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1880; 1940s; 1960–2000

Subdivisions: One city; six towns; 12 townships

National Register listings: 14

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,346 (22%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 54.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.7%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,383
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,355

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,787
Average farm size (1920): 78.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania
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Angola

Namesake: Uncertain—likely the country of Angola

Founding: 1838 (platting); 1838 (post office)

Population (2010): 8,612

Population (historic): 226 (1850); 1,072 (1870); 2,141 (1900); 2,665 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1850–1910; 1930–1950; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 771 (22.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *William Lords House (c. 1866). 7460 East 750N. Clear Lake Township.
2. Erastus Farnham Hous (c. 1875). 205 West Swager Drive. Fremont Township. Italianate.
3. Mallory Farm (c. 1875). 2990 State Route 120. Jamestown Township. Italianate.
4. *Collins School (1877). State Route 120. Jamestown Township.
5. Whitney Farm (c. 1850). 8340 State Route 120. Mill Grove Township.
6. Leonard Kintner Farm (c. 1880). 8295 East Metz Road. Richland Township. Italianate.
7. Moses Gonser Farm (c. 1875). 5950 State Route 4. Salem Township. Italianate.
8. Renner Log House. South 100E. Steuben Township.
9. Powers Farm (c. 1875). 8090 East 40S. York Township. Italianate.
10. Log House. South 935E. York Township. Razed.

1. *Cyrus Cline House (c. 1895). 313 East Maumee Street. Angola. Queen Anne.
2. *Steuben County Courthouse (1867–1868). Public Square. Angola. Italianate.
3. *Steuben County Jail (1877). 201 South Wayne Street. Angola. Second Empire/Romanesque.
4. *Enos Michael House (1848). 200 East Toledo Street. Fremont. Greek Revival.
5. *Pleasant Lake Depot (1882). 1469 West Main Street. Pleasant Lake.