Monroe County, Indiana

Founding: 1818
Parent county: Orange

Namesake: James Monroe, U.S. president
Seat: Bloomington (1818–)

Land area: 395 square miles

Population (2010): 137,974

Population (historic): 2,679 (1820); 11,286 (1850); 14,168 (1870); 20,873 (1900); 35,974 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1910; 1920s; 1940–2010

Subdivisions: One city; two towns; two CDPs; 11 townships

National Register listings: 46

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,501 (7.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 42.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 10.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,039
Average outbuilding value (1930): $544

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,232
Average farm size (1920): 64 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, and North Carolina

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Bloomington

Namesake: A descriptive name

Founding: 1818 (platting); 1825 (post office); 1827 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 80,405

Population (historic): 1,305 (1850); 1,032 (1870); 6,460 (1900); 18,227 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1870–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,752 (8.2%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Stark House (c. 1855). 4120 Wampler Road. Bean Blossom. Greek Revival.
2. *Daniel Stout House (1828). 3655 Maple Grove Road. Bloomington.
3. *Benjamin Owens House (1864). 4595 Maple Grove Road. Bloomington. Greek Revival.
4. *Joseph Mitchell House (1835). 7008 Ketcham Road. Clear Creek.
5. House (c. 1875). 1350 Popcorn Road. Clear Creek. Gothic Revival.
6. Borland House (c. 1830). 2300 Tapp Road. Perry.
7. *John Matthews House (1880). 6445 Maple Grove Road. Richland. Second Empire/Beaux-Arts.
8. *Matthews Company Store (1884). 6293 Matthews Road. Richland. Eclectic/Beaux-Arts.
9. Jacob Bunger House (c. 1860). 5259 Airport Road. Van Buren. Greek Revival.
10. Joseph Bunger House (c. 1860). 5796 State Route 45. Van Buren. Greek Revival.