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Warrick County, Indiana

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Founding:  1813 Parent county:  Knox Namesake:  Jacob Warrick, Indiana soldier Seat:  Evansville (1813–1814); Darlington (1814–1818); Boonville (1818–) Land area:  385 square miles Population (2020):  63,898 Population (historic):  1,749 (1820); 8,811 (1850); 17,653 (1870); 22,329 (1900); 18,230 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1900; 1930–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; five towns; ten townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  2,484 (9.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  38.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  5.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.5% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $904 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $677 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,503 Average farm size (1920):  75.4 acres Sources of settlement:  Kentucky, Germany, Ohio, and Tennes...