Boone County, Indiana

Founding: 1830
Parent counties: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Daniel Boone, American frontiersman
Seat: Jamestown (1830–1831); Lebanon (1831–)

Land area: 423 square miles

Population (2010): 56,640

Population (historic): 621 (1830); 11,631 (1850); 22,593 (1870); 26,321 (1900); 22,290 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1830–1880; 1950–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: One city; six towns; 12 townships

National Register listings: 15

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,829 (14.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 65.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,475
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,261

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,011
Average farm size (1920): 74.3 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Ohio, and Virginia

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Lebanon

Namesake: The country of Lebanon

Founding: 1831 (platting); 1832 (post office)

Population (2010): 15,792

Population (historic): 892 (1860); 2,625 (1880); 4,465 (1900); 6,446 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1920; 1940–1960; 1970s; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,331 (17.7%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Woodlawn / Williams House (1929–1930). 465 West 250N. Center. Classical Revival.
2. Theodore Caldwell Farm (1886). 6641 Caldwell Road. Clinton. Italianate.
3. School Number Three (1885). Middle Jamestown Road, at County Road 425S. Harrison. Razed.
4. Robert Billingsley Farm (c. 1880). 7234 West 200S. Jefferson. Italianate.
5. Woody House (1846). 10316 West 450N. Sugar Creek. Federal. Razed.
6. Beasley Farm (c. 1875). 10652 West 450N. Sugar Creek. Italianate.
7. Aquila Binford Farm (c. 1865). 10573 West 550N. Sugar Creek. Italianate.
8. John Craig Farm (c. 1860). 6101 West 650N. Sugar Creek. Greek Revival. Razed.
9. Richard Neptune House (c. 1890). 802 South Pearl Street. Sugar Creek. Romanesque/Queen Anne.
10. George Norwood House (c. 1875). North 1000E, south of East 200N. Union. Italianate. Razed.
11. John Garrett Farm (c. 1875). 4754 West 650N. Washington. Italianate.