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Tippecanoe County, Indiana

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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 ...