LaGrange County was formally organized on April 1, 1832. The first county seat was located at the site of the old Indian village of Mogoquinog, which later became Lima. The county was named after the residence of General Lafayette in France. The population of LaGrange County was 3,664 in 1849 and was counted at 34,909 in the 2000 census. The county covers twenty-four miles from east to west and sixteen and a half miles from north to south. The land area of the county is 396 square miles. This data obtained from www.countyhistory.com.
In 2006 Lagrange had a total personal income (TPI) of $851,214*. This TPI ranked 55th in the state and accounted for 0.4 percent of the state total. In 1996 the TPI of Lagrange was $552,184* and ranked 56th in the state. The 2006 TPI reflected an increase of 3.5 percent from 2005. The 2005-2006 state change was 5.3 percent and the national change was 6.7 percent. The 1996-2006 average annual growth rate of TPI was 4.4 percent. The average annual growth rate for the state was 4.4 percent and for the nation was 5.4 percent.This data provided by the Bureau of Economic Analysis BEAR Facts. www.bea.gov/bea/regional/bearfacts