Dubois County, Indiana
Founding: 1818 Parent county: Pike Namesake: Toussaint Dubois, Continental Army soldier Seat: Portersville (1818–1830); Jasper (1830–) Land area: 427 square miles Population (2020): 43,637 Population (historic): 1,168 (1820); 10,394 (1860); 15,992 (1880); 20,357 (1900); 20,553 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1900; 1910–2020 Subdivisions: Two cities; three towns; one CDP; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,451 (13.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 47.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $938 Average outbuilding value (1930): $749 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,261 Average farm size (1920): 78.8 acres Sources of settlement: Germany, Kentucky, and Ohio _____________________...