Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Founding: January 7, 1818
Parent counties: Gibson, Posey, and Warrick
Namesake: Henry Vanderburgh (1760–1812), Continental Army soldier
Seat: Evansville (1818–)
Seat: Evansville (1818–)
Land area: 233 square miles
Population (2020): 179,987
Population (historic): 1,798 (1820); 11,414 (1850); 33,145 (1870); 71,769 (1900); 113,320 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1970; 1990–2020
Subdivisions: One city; one town; two CDPs; eight townships
National Register listings: 106
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 15,961 (19%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 43.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15%
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 43.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.3%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,595
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,190
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,595
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,190
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,680
Average farm size (1920): 67.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany and Kentucky
Number of farms (1920): 1,680
Average farm size (1920): 67.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany and Kentucky
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Evansville
Namesake: Robert Evans (1782–1842), Indiana politician
Founding: 1814 (platting); 1814 (post office); 1817 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 117,298
Population (historic): 993 (1820); 3,235 (1850); 21,830 (1870); 59,007 (1900); 102,249 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1840; 1850–1930; 1940–1960
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 14,286 (24.1%)
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 14,286 (24.1%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- Seibert Log House. Marx Road. German.
- Carl Moutoux House (c. 1880). 4814 New Harmony Road. German. Italianate.
- Frank House (c. 1895). 9024 St. Joseph Road. German. Eastlake.
- Kissel Farm. 8230 Schaeffer Road. German.
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