Hancock County, Indiana
Founding: 1828 (declared in 1827)
Parent county: Madison
Namesake: John Hancock, Founding Father
Seat: Greenfield (1828–)
Seat: Greenfield (1828–)
Land area: 306 square miles
Population (2020): 79,840
Population (historic): 1,435 (1830); 12,802 (1860); 17,123 (1880); 19,189 (1900); 16,605 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1900; 1930–2020
Subdivisions: One city; five towns; nine townships
National Register listings: 12
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,003 (10.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.5%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,616
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,327
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.5%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,616
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,327
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,038
Average farm size (1920): 81.9 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia
Number of farms (1920): 2,038
Average farm size (1920): 81.9 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia
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Greenfield
Namesake: A traditional name
Founding: 1828 (platting); 1833 (post office)
Population (2010): 20,602
Population (historic): 744 (1860); 2,013 (1880); 4,489 (1900); 4,188 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1930–1980; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,210 (12.6%)
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,210 (12.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- George Hatfield House (c. 1870). 374 South 850E. Blue River. Italianate.
- Samuel Hill House (c. 1875). 1794 South 900E. Blue River. Italianate.
- Richard Milburn House (c. 1850). 5249 South 100E. Brandywine. Greek Revival.
- Henry Loudenback Farm (c. 1870). 9498 East 350N. Jackson. Italianate.
- *Rufus Black House (c. 1870). 222 South 200W. Sugar Creek. Italianate.
- *Louis Browne House (1914). 534 North Merrill Street. Vernon. Prairie.
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