Cass County, Indiana

Founding: 1829
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Lewis Cass, Michigan politician
Seat: Logansport (1829–)

Land area: 412 square miles

Population (2020): 37,870

Population (historic): 1,162 (1830); 11,021 (1850); 24,193 (1870); 34,545 (1900); 34,518 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1920; 1930–1960; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: One city; seven towns; 14 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,900 (42.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.2%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,411
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,319

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,395
Average farm size (1920): 86.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Germany

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Logansport

Namesake: Unknown

Founding: 1828 (platting); 1828 (post office); 1831 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 18,366

Population (historic): 2,251 (1850); 8,950 (1870); 13,328 (1890); 19,050 (1910); 18,508 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1920; 1930–1960; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,160 (54.1%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. James Ferguson House (1882). 4863 North 900 East. Adams. Italianate.
2. William Delaplane House (c. 1850). 4297 East 75 North. Clay. Greek Revival.
3. Josephus Atkinson Farm (c. 1865). 4474 West 400 South. Clinton. Italianate.
4. School Number Five (c. 1890). South 300 East, south of East 1100 South. Deer Creek. Eastlake. Razed.
5. Center Brethren Church (1914). 1475 East 1125 South. Deer Creek. Classical Revival.
6. Abraham Smith Farm (c. 1890). 3559 East 1175 South. Deer Creek. Queen Anne.
7. James Gish House (c. 1890). 10242 Morgan Hill Road. Deer Creek. Queen Anne. Razed.
8. Ambrose Elliott House (1879). East 1000 North, west of Grassy Creek. Harrison. Classical Revival. Razed.
9. Joseph Gray House (c. 1875). 12248 South 700 East. Jackson. Italianate.
10. Thomas Barr Farm (c. 1865). 4720 Royal Center Pike. Harrison. Greek Revival.
11. Isaac Weaver House (c. 1885). 421 South 950 East. Miami. Italianate. Razed.
12. Thomas Bradfield Farm (c. 1850). 380 East 500 South. Washington. Greek Revival/Italianate.
13. Henry Yeakley House (c. 1870). 866 West 500 South. Washington. Italianate.

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