Vigo County, Indiana
Founding: 1818 Parent county: Sullivan Namesake: Francis Vigo, Italian–American soldier Seat: Terre Haute (1818–) Land area: 403 square miles Population (2020): 106,153 Population (historic): 3,390 (1820); 15,289 (1850); 33,549 (1870); 62,035 (1900); 98,861 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1920; 1930–1970; 2000s Subdivisions: One city; three towns; eight CDPs; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 12,789 (27.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 45.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,090 Average outbuilding value (1930): $702 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,770 Average farm size (1920): 65 acres Sources of settlement: Ohio, Illinois, Germany, Kentucky, Ireland, and P...