Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Founding: 1818 Parent counties: Gibson, Posey, and Warrick Namesake: Henry Vanderburgh, Continental Army soldier Seat: Evansville (1818–) Land area: 233 square miles Population (2020): 179,987 Population (historic): 1,798 (1820); 11,414 (1850); 33,145 (1870); 71,769 (1900); 113,320 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1970; 1990–2020 Subdivisions: One city; one town; two CDPs; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 15,961 (19%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 43.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,595 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,190 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,680 Average farm size (1920): 67.6 acres Sources of settlement: Germany and Kentucky ___________...