Noble County, Indiana

Founding: 1836 (declared in 1835)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Noah Noble, Indiana governor
Seat: Sparta (1836–1843); Augusta (1843–1844); Port Mitchell (1844–1847); Albion (1847–)

Land area: 411 square miles

Population (2020): 47,457

Population (historic): 2,702 (1840); 14,915 (1860); 22,956 (1880); 23,533 (1900); 22,404 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1910; 1930–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities; five towns; one CDP; 13 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,277 (25.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 68.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,477
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,297

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,450
Average farm size (1920): 81.2 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Germany, and New York

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Albion

Namesake: Albion, New York

Founding: 1846 (platting); 1847 (post office); 1874 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,222

Population (historic): 476 (1870); 1,229 (1890); 1,213 (1910); 1,108 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1900; 1930–1950; 1960–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 318 (32%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Ferdinand Huelsenbeck Farm (c. 1885). 10851 East 300 North. Allen. Second Empire.
2. Samuel Devenbaugh Farm (c. 1850). 235 US Highway 6. Elkhart. Greek Revival.
3. Green Center School (c. 1900). East 300 South, west of South 100 East. Green. Romanesque. Razed.
4. Jefferson Union Church (1875). 3015 East 415 North. Jefferson. Gothic Revival.
5. Daniel Glosser Farm (c. 1865). 5592 East 415 North. Jefferson. Gothic Revival. Razed.
6. Christian Barhan House (c. 1855). North 600 East, north of East 175 North. Jefferson. Greek Revival. Razed.
7. James Tate House (c. 1880). 1899 East 1000 North. Orange. Italianate.
8. Myers Farm (1915–1917). 3754 East 1150 North. Orange. Tudor Revival.
9. Henry Harrold Farm (c. 1880). 10165 North 900 West. Perry. Italianate. Razed.
10. Edward Dilley Farm (c. 1875). 6707 West 1100 North. Perry. Gothic Revival. Razed.
11. Salem Methodist Church (1879). 7980 West 1100 North. Perry. Gothic Revival.
12. George Growcock Farm (c. 1870). 9855 North 1175 West. Perry. Italianate.
13. John Stumbaugh Farm (c. 1870). 6851 Cromwell Road. Sparta. Italianate.
14. Sparta Christian Church (1919). 2584 US Highway 33. Sparta. English Gothic.
15. Richard Stone Tavern (1839). 5111 US Highway 33. Sparta.
16. Cyrus Kimmell Farm (c. 1875). 5111 US Highway 33. Sparta. Italianate.
17. Andrew Ley House (c. 1860). East 200 South, east of State Route 3. Swan. Razed.
18. School Number Three (1899). 7355 Hopewell Road. Swan. Eastlake.
19. William Diggins House (c. 1895). 1688 Drake Road. Wayne. Queen Anne.
20. Stutely Whitford Farm (c. 1855). 1997 Lima Road. Wayne. Greek Revival/Italianate.
21. Noble County Infirmary (1873). 4327 North 100 West. York. Italianate.
22. Orlando Kimmell House (1876). 1397 US Highway 33. York. Italianate.

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