White County, Indiana

Founding: 1834
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Isaac White, Illinois soldier
Seat: Monticello (1834–)

Land area: 505 square miles

Population (2020): 24,688

Population (historic): 1,832 (1840); 8,258 (1860); 13,795 (1880); 19,138 (1900); 15,831 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1900; 1930–1980; 1990s; 2010s

Subdivisions: One city; six towns; three CDPs; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,636 (20.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 53.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.3%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,403
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,482
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,991
Average farm size (1920): 138.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Germany, and Virginia
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Monticello

Namesake: Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's plantation

Founding: 1834 (platting); 1834 (post office); 1853 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 5,508

Population (historic): 565 (1860); 1,193 (1880); 2,107 (1900); 2,331 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1920; 1930–2000; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 509 (20.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. John Karr House (1876). 8594 State Route 39. Liberty. Italianate.
2. James Moore Farm (1883). 9384 Springboro Road. Prairie. Italianate.
3. William Rothrock House (c. 1855). 1221 Airport Road. Union. Greek Revival.
4. White County Infirmary (1907–1908). 5271 Norway Road. Union. Classical Revival. Razed.

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