LaGrange County, Indiana
Founding: 1832 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The Marquis de Lafayette's estate Seat: Howe (1832–1842); LaGrange (1842–) Land area: 380 square miles Population (2020): 40,446 Population (historic): 3,664 (1840); 11,366 (1860); 15,630 (1880); 15,284 (1900); 13,780 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1880; 1930–2020 Subdivisions: Four towns; one CDP; 11 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,173 (21.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,649 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,668 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,044 Average farm size (1920): 86.8 acres Sources of settlement: Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Michigan _______...