Jennings County, Indiana
Founding: 1817 Parent counties: Jackson and Jefferson Namesake: Jonathan Jennings, Indiana governor Seat: Vernon (1817–) Land area: 377 square miles Population (2020): 27,613 Population (historic): 2,000 (1820); 12,096 (1850); 16,218 (1870); 15,757 (1900); 11,800 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880; 1890s; 1930–2010 Subdivisions: One city; one town; four CDPs; 11 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,441 (11.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 45.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $715 Average outbuilding value (1930): $576 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,023 Average farm size (1920): 78.8 acres Sources of settlement: Ohio, Kentucky, Germany, and Ireland _________________...