Huntington County, Indiana
Founding: 1834 (declared in 1832) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Samuel Huntington, Ohio governor Seat: Huntington (1834–) Land area: 383 square miles Population (2020): 36,662 Population (historic): 1,579 (1840); 14,867 (1860); 21,805 (1880); 28,901 (1900); 29,073 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1920; 1930–1980; 1990s Subdivisions: One city; five towns; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,483 (40.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 69.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 2.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,496 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,386 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,637 Average farm size (1920): 74.4 acres Sources of settlement: Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Germany _______________...