Clinton County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1830
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: DeWitt Clinton, New York governor
Seat: Frankfort (1830–)

Land area: 405 square miles

Population (2020): 33,190

Population (historic): 1,423 (1830); 11,869 (1860); 17,330 (1870); 28,202 (1900); 27,329 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1900; 1910s; 1930–1960; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: One city; five towns; 14 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,487 (33.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 63.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 10.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.2%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,619
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,692
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,389
Average farm size (1920): 94.9 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, and Germany
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Frankfort

Namesake: Frankfurt, Germany

Founding: 1830 (platting); 1830 (post office); 1846 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 16,715

Population (historic): 582 (1850); 1,300 (1870); 5,919 (1890); 8,634 (1910); 12,196 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1830–1960; 1970s; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,223 (34%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Clinton County Infirmary (1918). 1501 Burlington Avenue. Center. Craftsman.
2. Henry Maish House (1889). 2165 Michigantown Road. Center. Italianate.
3. Robert McClamroch Farm (c. 1880). 6688 State Route 38. Kirklin. Italianate.
4. David Crouse Farm (c. 1870). 9847 West 700 North. Madison. Italianate.
5. John Shaw Farm (c. 1840). 5371 North 450 West. Ross.
6. James Perrin House (c. 1855). 6569 State Route 26. Ross. Greek Revival.
7. Christian Ehresman Farm (c. 1855). 6865 State Route 26. Ross. Greek Revival.
8. Charles Pence Farm (c. 1885). 1595 East 180 North. Union. Italianate/Queen Anne.
9. David Slipher Farm (c. 1885). 1241 State Route 75. Union. Queen Anne.
10. John Young Farm (c. 1860). 9665 North 250 East. Warren. Italianate.
11. John Jacobs Farm (c. 1890). 9889 West 0 North–South. Washington. Eastlake.
12. Charles Miller Farm (c. 1890). 5685 West 200 North. Washington. Queen Anne.
13. George Koontz Farm (c. 1865). 1925 South 350 West. Washington. Gothic Revival.

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