Vermillion County, Indiana
Founding: 1824 Parent county: Parke and unorganized territory Namesake: The Vermilion River Seat: Newport (1825–) Land area: 257 square miles Population (2020): 15,439 Population (historic): 5,692 (1830); 8,661 (1850); 10,840 (1870); 15,252 (1900); 23,238 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1920; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: One city; six towns; two CDPs; five townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,935 (39.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 49.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,312 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,054 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,058 Average farm size (1920): 96.8 acres Sources of settlement: Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia ___________...