Grant County, Indiana

Founding: 1831
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Unknown
Seat: Marion (1831–)

Land area: 414 square miles

Population (2020): 66,674

Population (historic): 4,875 (1840); 15,797 (1860); 23,618 (1880); 54,693 (1900); 51,066 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1900; 1930–1970

Subdivisions: Three cities; seven towns; six CDPs; 13 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 7,095 (23.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 50.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,599
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,561

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,950
Average farm size (1920): 74.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia

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Marion

Namesake: Francis Marion, Continental Army officer

Founding: 1831 (platting); 1836 (post office); 1889 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 28,310

Population (historic): 703 (1850); 1,658 (1870); 8,759 (1890); 19,359 (1910); 24,496 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1970
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,541 (26.4%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Nathan Morris House (c. 1860). 7911 South 150 East. Fairmount. Greek Revival.
2. School Number Five (1905). East 1125 South and South 500 East. Fairmount. Romanesque. Razed.
3. Henry Shugart House (1853). 2748 West 412 South. Franklin.
4. Abraham Richards Farm (c. 1865). 7218 East 1125 South. Jefferson. Gothic Revival. Razed.
5. James Heal Farm (c. 1860). 8411 Wheeling Pike. Jefferson. Italianate.
6. Beverlye Pattison House (c. 1875). 4920 West 600 South. Liberty. Italianate.
7. Harvey Haisley Farm (c. 1880). 1740 West 800 South. Liberty. Italianate.
8. Ithamer Russell House (c. 1845). 6082 Wheeling Pike. Mill. Greek Revival. Razed.
9. Israel Jenkins Farm (c. 1845). 7453 East 400 South. Monroe.
10. Joseph Winger House (c. 1870). 3805 North 500 West. Pleasant. Italianate.
11. John Hummel Farm (c. 1855). 244 West 600 North. Pleasant. Greek Revival/Italianate. Razed.

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