Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Founding: 1826 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The Battle of Tippecanoe Seat: Lafayette (1826–) Land area: 500 square miles Population (2020): 186,251 Population (historic): 7,187 (1830); 19,377 (1850); 33,515 (1870); 38,659 (1900); 47,535 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1880; 1890–2020 Subdivisions: Two cities; five towns; six CDPs; 13 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,368 (12.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,785 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,638 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,401 Average farm size (1920): 109.3 acres Sources of settlement: Ohio, Germany, Ireland, Pennsylvania, and New York ...