Warren County, Indiana

Founding: 1827
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Joseph Warren, Boston revolutionary leader
Seat: Warrenton (1828–1829); Williamsport (1829–)

Land area: 365 square miles

Population (2020): 8,440

Population (historic): 2,861 (1830); 7,387 (1850); 10,204 (1870); 11,371 (1900); 9,167 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1880; 1890s; 1950–1980; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Four towns; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,022 (27.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 50.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,660
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,535

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,286
Average farm size (1920): 139.3 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia

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Williamsport

Namesake: Unknown—perhaps William Harrison, platter

Founding: 1828 (platting); 1829 (post office); 1854 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,950

Population (historic): 279 (1850); 988 (1870); 1,245 (1900); 1,053 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1870; 1880–1900; 1930–2000; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 203 (24.3%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Farm (c. 1885). 10812 North 600 East. Adams. Italianate.
2. Briggs Farm (1914). 5666 West 200 North. Jordan. Eclectic.
3. Nelson Burr Farm (c. 1870). 2698 North 75 West. Liberty. Gothic Revival.
4. Benjamin Judy House (c. 1865). 1516 North 425 West. Liberty. Gothic Revival.
5. John Johnson House (1872). 10265 West 950 South. Mound. Italianate.
6. Elisha Rodgers Farm (1881). 10337 State Route 263. Mound. Italianate.
7. Levi Van Reed Farm (1856). 5322 Old US Highway 41. Pine. Italianate.
8. Thomas Fleming House (1893). 5340 State Route 28. Pike. Romanesque.
9. William Schlosser House (1838). 3502 Meridian Road. Washington. Greek Revival.

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