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Vigo County, Indiana

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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...