Wells County, Indiana
Founding: 1837 (declared in 1835) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: William Wells, U.S. army officer Seat: Bluffton (1839–) Land area: 368 square miles Population (2020): 28,180 Population (historic): 1,822 (1840); 10,844 (1860); 18,442 (1880); 23,449 (1900); 18,411 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1900; 1930–2020 Subdivisions: One city; six towns; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,705 (31.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,210 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,184 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,545 Average farm size (1920): 75.6 acres Sources of settlement: Ohio and Pennsylvania ________________________________...