Vermillion County, Indiana

Founding: 1824
Parent county: Parke and unorganized territory

Namesake: The Vermilion River
Seat: Newport (1825–)

Land area: 257 square miles

Population (2020): 15,439

Population (historic): 5,692 (1830); 8,661 (1850); 10,840 (1870); 15,252 (1900); 23,238 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1920; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: One city; six towns; two CDPs; five townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,935 (39.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 49.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,312
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,054

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,058
Average farm size (1920): 96.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia

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Newport

Namesake: Unknown—likely a traditional name

Founding: 1820 (post office); 1828 (platting); 1870 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 416

Population (historic): 328 (1850); 398 (1870); 610 (1900); 777 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850; 1860–1880; 1890–1910; 1920–1940; 1960s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 80 (38.6%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. John Wright Farm (1874). 3570 State Route 63. Eugene. Italianate.
2. Salem Methodist Church (1878). 3456 East 1050 South. Helt. Gothic Revival.
3. Hiram Chenoweth Farm (c. 1870). 11038 North 200 East. Highland. Italianate.
4. Milton Wright Farm (c. 1865). 14421 North 200 East. Highland. Italianate/Gothic Revival.
5. Thomas Smith House (1873). 452 East 1125 North. Highland. Second Empire.
6. Peter Cossey Farm (1870). 398 West 1350 North. Highland. Italianate.
7. David Wittenmeyer Farm (1844). 1850 State Route 32. Highland.

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