Parke County, Indiana

Founding: 1821
Parent counties: Vigo and unorganized territory

Namesake: Benjamin Parke, Indiana politician
Seat: Armiesburg (1821–1822); Rockville (1822–)

Land area: 445 square miles

Population (2020): 16,156

Population (historic): 7,535 (1830); 15,538 (1860); 19,460 (1880); 23,000 (1930); 16,561 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Six towns; 13 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,886 (23.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 42%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,144
Average outbuilding value (1930): $891

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,228
Average farm size (1920): 73.2 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina, and Virginia

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Rockville

Namesake: Unknown

Founding: 1824 (platting); 1824 (post office); 1854 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,510

Population (historic): 726 (1850); 1,187 (1870); 2,045 (1900); 1,832 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1930–1970; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 416 (30.2%)

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