LaPorte County, Indiana
Founding: 1832 Parent counties: St. Joseph and unorganized territory Namesake: Perhaps the French word la porte ("the door") Seat: La Porte (1832–) Land area: 598 square miles Population (2020): 112,417 Population (historic): 8,184 (1840); 22,919 (1860); 30,985 (1880); 38,386 (1900); 60,490 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1980; 1990–2020 Subdivisions: Two cities; nine towns; four CDPs; 21 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 10,699 (21.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,849 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,673 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,431 Average farm size (1920): 115.3 acres Sources of settlement: Germany, Ohio, Ne...