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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Outstanding Buildings

1. Etilmon 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. Edward 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.

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