Paulding County, Ohio
Founding: 1839 (declared in 1820) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: John Paulding, New York militiaman Seats: New Rochester (1839–1840); Charloe (1840–1851); Paulding (1851–) Land area: 416 square miles Population (2020): 18,806 Population (historic): 1,034 (1840); 4,945 (1860); 13,485 (1880); 27,528 (1900); 15,301 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1830–1900; 1930s; 1950–1980 Subdivisions: 11 villages; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,021 (23.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 46.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): ...