Warrick County, Indiana
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...