Montgomery County, Indiana

Founding: 1823
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Richard Montgomery, Continental Army general
Seat: Crawfordsville (1823–)

Land area: 505 square miles

Population (2020): 37,936

Population (historic): 7,317 (1830); 18,085 (1850); 23,765 (1870); 29,388 (1900); 26,980 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1900; 1930–1980; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: One city; ten towns; one CDP; 11 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,922 (29.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 55.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,684
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,363

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,564
Average farm size (1920): 96.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia

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Crawfordsville

Namesake: William Crawford, Virginia politician

Founding: 1823 (platting); 1823 (post office); 1834 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 16,306

Population (historic): 1,327 (1840); 1,922 (1860); 5,251 (1880); 6,649 (1900); 10,355 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1960; 1980–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,221 (30.6%)

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