Steuben County, Indiana

Founding: 1837 (declared in 1835)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Friedrich von Steuben, Continental Army general
Seat: Angola (1838–)

Land area: 309 square miles

Population (2020): 34,435

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1880; 1890s; 1920–2020

Subdivisions: One city; six towns; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,346 (22%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 54.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.9%
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); 1866 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 9,340

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1950; 1960–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 771 (22.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William Lords House (c. 1866). 7460 East 750 North. Clear Lake.
2. Erastus Farnham House (c. 1875). 3145 East 550 North. Fremont. Italianate.
3. Clayton Mallory House (c. 1875). 2990 State Route 120. Jamestown. Italianate.
4. Collins School (1877). 3745 State Route 120. Jamestown. Italianate.
5. Peter Lindquist House (c. 1845). 8340 State Route 120. Mill Grove.
6. Steuben County Infirmary (1878). 1600 North 200 West. Pleasant. Italianate. Razed.
7. George Kintner House (c. 1880). 8295 Metz Road. Richland. Italianate.
8. Moses Gonser Farm (c. 1875). 5950 State Route 4. Salem. Italianate.
9. South Scott Christian Church (c. 1885). 3505 Metz Road. Scott. Italianate.
10. David Renner Log House (c. 1860). South 100 East, north of East 700 South. Steuben.
11. George Powers Farm (c. 1875). 8090 8090 East 40 South. York. Italianate.
12. Samuel Myers Log House. 1260 South 935 East. York.

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