Pickaway County, Ohio
Founding: 1810 Parent counties: Fairfield, Franklin, and Ross Namesake: The Pekowi band of the Shawnee people Seat: Circleville (1810–) Land area: 501 square miles Population (2020): 59,333 Population (historic): 7,124 (1810); 21,006 (1850); 27,415 (1880); 27,016 (1900); 27,238 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1880; 1920–2020 Subdivisions: One city; nine villages; three CDPs; 15 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,252 (20.0%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 59.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 20.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,936 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,256 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,151 Average farm size (1920): 132.6 acres Sources of settlement: Virginia, Pennsylvania, an...