Elkhart County, Indiana

Founding: 1830
Parent counties: Unorganized territory

Namesake: The Elkhart River
Seat: Dunlap (1830–1831); Goshen (1831–)

Land area: 463 square miles

Population (2020): 207,047

Population (historic): 935 (1830); 20,986 (1860); 33,454 (1880); 45,042 (1900); 68,875 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–2020

Subdivisions: Three cities; four towns; three CDPs; 16 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 12,999 (16.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 63.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 16.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,017
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,720

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,131
Average farm size (1920): 70.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, and Germany

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Goshen

Namesake: The biblical land of Goshen

Founding: 1831 (platting); 1832 (post office); 1854 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 34,517

Population (historic): 780 (1850); 3,133 (1870); 7,810 (1900); 10,397 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,510 (18.9%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Jacob Boss House (1897). 28273 County Road 16. Baugo. Queen Anne.
2. Stephen Evans Farm (c. 1885). 11382 County Road 50. Benton. Eastlake.
3. George Smith Farm (c. 1870). 52740 Ash Road. Cleveland. Italianate.
4. Joseph Puterbaugh Farm (c. 1860). 59123 County Road 9. Concord. Italianate.
5. Jephtha Souder House (c. 1875/1910). 16820 County Road 38. Elkhart. Italianate/Classical Revival.
6. Peter Dierdorff Farm (1892). 2055 Dierdorff Road. Elkhart. Eastlake.
7. David Ganger House (c. 1870). 409 North Greene Road. Elkhart. Italianate.
8. Peter Fetters House (c. 1865). 2309 South Main Street. Elkhart. Italianate.
9. St. John's Lutheran Church (1853). 22977 County Road 32. Harrison. Greek Revival.
10. Abraham Shank House (c. 1870). 22889 County Road 36. Harrison. Italianate.
11. Frederick Druckamiller House (c. 1875). 71312 County Road 23. Harrison. Italianate. Razed.
12. William Lower House (c. 1875). 23398 County Road 36. Harrison. Italianate.
13. Joseph Rohrer Farm (1858). 24394 County Road 40. Harrison. Federal/Greek Revival.
14. Levi Arnold House (1879). 69835 County Road 23. Jackson. Italianate.
15. David Rodibaugh Farm (c. 1875). 67261 County Road 121. Jackson. Italianate.
16. Henry Bemenderfer House (c. 1875). 60390 State Route 15. Jefferson. Italianate.
17. Stahly–Nissley Farm (1893). 1600 West Market Street. Locke.
18. William Manning House (c. 1855). 53857 County Road 5. Osolo. Greek Revival.
19. Jacob Dillman Log House (1862). 13698 County Road 8. York.
20. Samuel Cripe Farm (1852). 53969 County Road 37. York. Greek Revival.
21. Bonneyville Mill (1832). 53373 County Road 131. York.

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