Ohio Counties
Adams
Historical Collections of Ohio
By Henry Howe
Vol. I
©1888
DELAWARE COUNTY
DELAWARE COUNTY was formed from
Franklin county, February 10, 1808. It lies north of Columbus. The surface is generally level and the
soil clay, except the river bottoms.
About one-third of the surface is adapted to meadow and pasture, and the
remainder to the plough. The Scioto
and branches run through north and south–the Olentangy,
Alum creek, and Walnut creek. Area, 450 square
miles. In 1885 the acres
cultivated were 108,277; in pasture, 98,488; woodland, 43,371; laying waste,
1,009; produced in wheat, 279,917 bushels; corn, 1,410,875; wool, 606,665
pounds; sheep, 107,895. School census 1886, 8,487; teachers, 196. It has 72 miles of railroad.
|
Township And Census |
1840. |
1880. |
Township And Census |
1840. |
1880. |
|
Berkshire, |
1,407 |
1,656 |
Marlborough, |
1,182 |
360 |
|
Berlin, |
827 |
1,388 |
Orange, |
789 |
1,227 |
|
Brown, |
908 |
1,178 |
Oxford, |
774 |
1,266 |
|
Concord, |
1,185 |
1,478 |
Porter, |
678 |
925 |
|
Delaware, |
1,917 |
8,091 |
Radnor, |
1,174 |
1,209 |
|
Genoa, |
1,193 |
1,045 |
Scioto, |
877 |
1,667 |
|
Harlem, |
963 |
1,144 |
Thompson, |
660 |
851 |
|
Kingston |
657 |
562 |
Trenton, |
1,188 |
899 |
|
Liberty, |
811 |
1,481 |
Troy, |
838 |
954 |
The population of the county in
1820 was 7,639; in 1840, 22,060; in 1860, 23,902; in 1880, 27,381, of whom
21,890 were Ohio-born.
The name of this county
originated from the Delaware tribe, some of whom once dwelt within its limits,
and had extensive corn-fields adjacent to its seat of justice. John JOHNSTON says:
“The true name of this once powerful tribe is Wa-be-nugh-ka, that is, ‘the people from the east,’ or ‘the sun rising.’ The tradition among themselves is, that they originally, at some very remote period, emigrated from the West, crossed the Mississippi, ascending the Ohio, fighting their way, until they reached the Delaware river (so named from Lord Delaware), near