Monroe County, Indiana

Founding: 1818
Parent county: Orange

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

Land area: 395 square miles

Population (2020): 139,718

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–2020

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

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 (2020): 79,168

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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