Switzerland County, Indiana
Founding: 1814 Parent counties: Dearborn and Jefferson Namesake: The country of Switzerland Seat: Vevay (1814–) Land area: 221 square miles Population (2020): 9,737 Population (historic): 3,934 (1820); 12,932 (1850); 12,134 (1870); 11,840 (1900); 8,432 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1850; 1870s; 1970–2010 Subdivisions: Two towns; two CDPs; six townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,184 (22.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 39.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 18.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $896 Average outbuilding value (1930): $679 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,828 Average farm size (1920): 55.8 acres Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Ohio, Germany, and Switzerland __________________________...