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 (2010): 197,559

Population (historic): 935 (1840); 20,986 (1860); 33,454 (1880); 45,042 (1900); 68,875 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1840–1930; 1940–1970; 1980–2000

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

National Register listings: 36

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)

Population (2010): 31,719

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1910s; 1940s; 1960–2000
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,510 (18.9%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Jacob Boss House (1897). 28273 West Indiana Avenue. Baugo. Queen Anne.
2. Stephen Evans Farm (c. 1885). 11382 County Road 50. Benton. Eastlake.
3. Smith Farm (c. 1870). 52740 Ash Road. Cleveland. Italianate.
4. *Joseph Puterbaugh Farm (c. 1860). 59123 County Road 9. Concord. Italianate.
5. Souder House (c. 1875). 16820 County Road 38. Elkhart. Italianate.
6. *Peter Dierdorff Farm (1892). 2055 Dierdorff Road. Elkhart. Eastlake.
7. Ganger House (c. 1870). 409 North Greene Road. Elkhart. Italianate.
8. Fetters House (c. 1865). 2309 South Main Street. Elkhart. Italianate.
9. *St. John's Lutheran Church (1853). County Road 32, at County Road 15. Harrison. Greek Revival.
10. Shank House (c. 1870). 22889 County Road 36. Harrison. Italianate.
11. Lower House (c. 1875). 23398 County Road 36. Harrison. Italianate.
12. *Joseph Rohrer Farm (1858). 24394 County Road 40. Harrison. Federal/Greek Revival.
13. Rodibaugh Farm (c. 1875). 67261 County Road 121. Jackson. Italianate.
14. Benjamin Ziegler Farm (c. 1855). 18596 County Road 24. Jefferson. Razed.
15. *Stahly–Nissley Farm (1893). 1600 West Market Street. Locke.
16. Daniel Stump Farm (c. 1845). County Road 50, east of County Road 15.
17. Jacob Dillman Log House (1862). 13698 County Road 8. York.
18. Samuel Cripe Farm (1852). 53969 County Road 37. York. Greek Revival.
19. *Bonneyville Mill (1832). County Road 131, at the Little Elkhart River. York.