Vigo County, Indiana

Founding: 1818
Parent county: Sullivan

Namesake: Francis Vigo, Italian–American soldier
Seat: Terre Haute (1818–)

Land area: 403 square miles

Population (2020): 106,153

Population (historic): 3,390 (1820); 15,289 (1850); 33,549 (1870); 62,035 (1900); 98,861 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1920; 1930–1970; 2000s

Subdivisions: One city; three towns; eight CDPs; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 12,789 (27.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 45.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.2%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,090
Average outbuilding value (1930): $702

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,770
Average farm size (1920): 65 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Illinois, Germany, Kentucky, Ireland, and Pennsylvania

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Terre Haute

Namesake: A French term meaning "high ground"

Founding: 1816 (platting); 1818 (post office); 1832 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 58,389

Population (historic): 4,051 (1850); 16,103 (1870); 36,673 (1900); 62,810 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1920; 1940–1960; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,655 (37%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. John Myer House (1876). 4445 North Fruit Ridge Road. Harrison. Italianate.
2. Martha Cantrell House (c. 1880). 1362 Rigney Road. Honey Creek. Italianate.
3. Jacob Ryman House (c. 1870). 6377 Ryman Road. Honey Creek. Italianate.
4. Henry Watts Log House. 10382 Grotto Road. Nevins. Razed.
5. William Jones House (c. 1865). 5098 Devonald Road. Otter Creek. Gothic Revival.
6. Anthony Ostrander Log House. 3838 Grant Road. Otter Creek.
7. Frederick Markle House (1844). 4900 Mill Dam Road. Otter Creek. Italianate.
8. Harrison Denny House (c. 1850). 2370 Travis Road. Otter Creek. Razed.
9. William Stevenson House (c. 1835). 8510 Spring Creek Road. Otter Creek.
10. Aaron Moon House (c. 1880). French Road and McLaughlin Road. Pierson. Italianate. Razed.
11. William Bentley House (c. 1855). 5616 Cantrell Road. Prairieton. Greek Revival.
12. William Sheets House (c. 1890). 3912 Certain Road. Sugar Creek. Eastlake.

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