Wayne County, Indiana

Founding: 1811
Parent counties: Clark, Dearborn, and Knox

Namesake: Anthony Wayne, Continental Army general
Seat: Salisbury (1811–1818); Centerville (1818–1873); Richmond (1873–)

Land area: 402 square miles

Population (2020): 66,553

Population (historic): 12,119 (1820); 25,320 (1850); 34,048 (1870); 38,970 (1900); 54,809 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880; 1890–1970

Subdivisions: One city; 13 towns; 15 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,199 (29.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 26%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.4%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,954
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,880

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,410
Average farm size (1920): 82 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Germany, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Ireland

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Richmond

Namesake: Richmond, Virginia

Founding: 1816 (platting); 1818 (post office); 1840 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 35,720

Population (historic): 2,070 (1840); 6,608 (1860); 12,742 (1880); 18,226 (1900); 32,493 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840; 1850–1960; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,572 (31%)

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