Huntington County, Indiana

Founding: 1834 (declared in 1832)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Samuel Huntington, Ohio governor
Seat: Huntington (1834–)

Land area: 383 square miles

Population (2020): 36,662

Population (historic): 1,579 (1840); 14,867 (1860); 21,805 (1880); 28,901 (1900); 29,073 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1920; 1930–1980; 1990s

Subdivisions: One city; five towns; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,483 (40.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 69.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 2.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.2%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,496
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,386

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,637
Average farm size (1920): 74.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Germany

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Huntington

Namesake: Samuel Huntington, Ohio governor

Founding: 1834 (platting); 1834 (post office); 1848 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 17,022

Population (historic): 594 (1850); 2,925 (1870); 7,328 (1890); 10,272 (1910); 13,420 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1920; 1930–1970; 1980–2000
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,710 (49.2%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Henry Stahl Farm (c. 1870). 9899 Goshen Road. Clear Creek. Gothic Revival.
2. James Brown House (c. 1870). 10189 Goshen Road. Clear Creek. Gothic Revival.
3. Peter Schmalzried Farm (c. 1875). 9868 West 200 North. Dallas. Italianate.
4. Huntington County Infirmary (1876). 1401 Evergreen Road. Huntington. Second Empire. Razed.
5. Jean-Baptiste de Richardville House (1833). 3011 West Park Drive. Huntington. Greek Revival.
6. School Number One (1897). 1249 West 700 South. Jefferson. Romanesque.
7. Golvin Summers Farm (1912). 909 South 100 East. Rock Creek. Queen Anne.
8. Samuel Jones Farm (c. 1865). 730 Jones Avenue. Salamonie. Gothic Revival.
9. John Kline Farm (c. 1865). 2717 East 400 North. Union.

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