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 (2020): 70,812

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1890; 1940–2020

Subdivisions: One city; six towns; 12 townships

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); 1853 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 16,662

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,331 (17.7%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Woodlawn / Williams House (1929–1930). 465 West 250 North. Center. Classical Revival.
2. Theodore Caldwell Farm (1886). 6615 Caldwell Road. Clinton. Italianate.
3. School Number Three (1885). 4298 Middle Jamestown Road. Harrison. Razed.
4. Robert Billingsley Farm (c. 1880). 7234 West 200 South. Jefferson. Italianate.
5. Nathan Woody House (1846). 10316 West 450 North. Sugar Creek. Federal. Razed.
6. Edward Beasley Farm (c. 1875). 10652 West 450 North. Sugar Creek. Italianate.
7. Aquila Binford Farm (c. 1865). 10573 West 550 North. Sugar Creek. Italianate.
8. John Craig Farm (c. 1860). 6101 West 650 North. 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 1000 East, south of East 200 North. Union. Italianate. Razed.
11. John Garrett Farm (c. 1875). 4754 West 650 North. Washington. Italianate.

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