Fairfield County, Ohio
Founding: 1800 Parent counties: Ross and Washington Name: A traditional name Seats: Lancaster (1800–) Land area: 504 square miles Population (2020): 158,921 Population (historic): 11,361 (1810); 30,538 (1860); 34,284 (1880); 34,259 (1900); 44,010 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1840; 1850–1880; 1890–2020 Subdivisions: Two cities; 15 villages; two CDPs; 13 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,176 (15.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 67.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 23.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,828 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,375 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,437 Average farm size (1920): 76.8 acres Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Germany, Virginia, and Maryland ____...