Union County, Indiana

Founding: 1821
Parent counties: Fayette, Franklin, and Wayne

Namesake: A traditional name
Seat: Brownsville (1821–1824); Liberty (1824–)

Land area: 161 square miles

Population (2020): 7,087

Population (historic): 7,944 (1830); 6,944 (1850); 6,341 (1870); 6,748 (1900); 5,880 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1840; 1850s; 1870s; 1930–2010

Subdivisions: Two towns; six townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 999 (30.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 54.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 26.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.7%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,108
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,098

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 796
Average farm size (1920): 97.9 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Ireland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania

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Liberty

Namesake: The concept of liberty

Founding: 1821 (platting); 1824 (post office); 1836 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,000

Population (historic): 420 (1850); 700 (1870); 1,449 (1900); 1,241 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1930–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 249 (33.7%)

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