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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