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Huntington County, Indiana

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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 _______________...