Hancock County, Indiana

Founding: 1828 (declared in 1827)
Parent county: Madison

Namesake: John Hancock, Founding Father
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

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,003 (10.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.5%

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

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Greenfield

Namesake: A traditional name

Founding: 1828 (platting); 1833 (post office); 1850 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 23,488

Population (historic): 744 (1860); 2,013 (1880); 4,489 (1900); 4,188 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1920–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,210 (12.6%)

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