Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Founding: 1843
Parent counties: Monroe and Northampton

Namesake: Coal deposits within the county
Seat: Jim Thorpe (1843–)

Land area: 381 square miles

Population (2020): 64,749

Population (historic): 15,686 (1850); 31,923 (1880); 44,510 (1900); 63,380 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1920; 2000s

Subdivisions: 12 boroughs; six CDPs; 11 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 11,417 (32.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival Rate: 78.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 16.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.3%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,998
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,564
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms
Number of Farms (1920): 949
Average Farm Size (1920): 44.3 acres
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Jim Thorpe

Namesake: Jim Thorpe, Olympic athlete

Founding: 1818 (platting as Mauch Chunk); 1819 (post office); 1850 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 4,507

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,394 (65.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Farm (c. 1890). 1828 Lizard Creek Road. East Penn. Eastlake.
2. Taylor House (c. 1870). 738 Mahoning Road. Mahoning. Italianate.

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