Madison County, Indiana
Founding: 1823
Parent counties: Unorganized territory
Namesake: James Madison, U.S. president
Seat: Pendleton (1823–1828); Anderson (1828–)
Seat: Pendleton (1823–1828); Anderson (1828–)
Land area: 452 square miles
Population (2010): 131,636
Population (historic): 2,238 (1830); 16,518 (1860); 27,527 (1880); 70,470 (1900); 82,888 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1900; 1920s; 1940–1970
Subdivisions: Three cities; 12 towns; 14 townships
National Register listings: 18
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 12,364 (21%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 55.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9%
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): $1,648Average 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
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)
Population (2010): 56,129
Population (historic): 383 (1850); 3,126 (1870); 20,178 (1900); 39,804 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1930; 1940s; 1960s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,256 (22.4%)
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,256 (22.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- School Number Five (1897). County Road 1800N, at North 700W. Duck Creek. Romanesque. Razed.
- Kinnard House (c. 1880). 178 Fall Creek Parkway. Fall Creek. Stick.
- *Solomon Fussell Log House (1832). State Route 38, east of South 150W. Fall Creek. Razed.
- White House (c. 1870). 9007 State Route 38. Green. Gothic Revival. Altered.
- Kemp House (c. 1855). 7257 West 100N. Jackson. Greek Revival. Altered.
- McCord House (c. 1870). County Road 500N, west of North 700W. Jackson. Italianate. Razed.
- Hartman House (c. 1880). Hartman Road, east of Pendleton Avenue. Lafayette. Italianate. Razed.
- King School (1894). County Road 900N, at North 350W. Pipe Creek. Razed.
- Frederick Bronnenberg House (1854–1856). 4306 Mounds Road. Union.
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