Hendricks County, Indiana
Founding: 1824 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: William Hendricks, Indiana governor Seat: Danville (1824–) Land area: 407 square miles Population (2020): 174,788 Population (historic): 3,975 (1830); 16,953 (1860); 22,981 (1880); 21,292 (1900); 19,725 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1880; 1930–2020 Subdivisions: One city; 11 towns; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,381 (5.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,376 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,068 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,526 Average farm size (1920): 78.3 acres Sources of settlement: Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia ________________________...