Madison County, Indiana

Founding: 1823
Parent counties: Unorganized territory

Namesake: James Madison, U.S. president
Seat: Pendleton (1823–1828); Anderson (1828–)

Land area: 452 square miles

Population (2020): 130,129

Population (historic): 2,238 (1830); 16,518 (1860); 27,527 (1880); 70,470 (1900); 82,888 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1900; 1910–1980; 1990s

Subdivisions: Three cities; 12 towns; 14 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 12,364 (21%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 55.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,648
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,179

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,173
Average farm size (1920): 74.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina

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Anderson

Namesake: William Anderson, Delaware chief

Founding: 1823 (post office); 1827 (platting); 1838 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 54,788

Population (historic): 383 (1850); 3,126 (1870); 20,178 (1900); 39,804 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1970; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,256 (22.4%)

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