Morrow County, Ohio
Founding: 1848 Parent counties: Crawford, Delaware, Knox, Marion, and Richland Namesake: Jeremiah Morrow, Ohio governor Seat: Mount Gilead (1848–) Land area: 406 square miles Population (2020): 34,950 Population (historic): 20,280 (1850); 19,072 (1880); 17,879 (1900); 14,489 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1870s; 1930–2020 Subdivisions: One city; seven villages; two CDPs; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,199 (22.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 71.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 21.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,329 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,148 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,570 Average farm size (1920): 72.9 acres Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, New York, V...