Fulton County, Pennsylvania

Founding: 1850
Parent county: Bedford

Namesake: Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat
Seat: McConnellsburg (1850–)

Land area: 438 square miles

Population (2020): 14,556

Population (historic): 7,567 (1850); 10,149 (1880); 9,924 (1900); 9,231 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1930s; 1950–2010

Subdivisions: Two boroughs; one CDP; 11 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,411 (19.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 32.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.6%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,081
Average outbuilding value (1930): $857
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,350
Average farm size (1920): 74.5 acres
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McConnellsburg

Namesake: Daniel McConnell, owner of the village site

Founding: 1786 (platting); 1814 (post office); 1814 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,150

Population (historic): 477 (1850); 552 (1870); 576 (1900); 768 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1870–1890; 1900–1960; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 192 (34.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. McGovern House (c. 1830). 2960 Cito Road. Ayr.
2. William Nelson Farm (c. 1810). 777 Crossroads Road. Ayr. Georgian.
3. James Kendall Farm (1842). 19185 Great Cove Road. Ayr. Greek Revival.
4. Finlay McNaughton Farm (c. 1825). 20399 Great Cove Road. Ayr. Federal.
5. Finlay McNaughton Farm (c. 1840). 536 Union Church Road. Ayr. Federal.
6. Ephraim Akers House (1815–1816). 360 Duvall Road. Brush Creek. Georgian.
7. James Sproat Inn. 821 Lincoln Highway. Brush Creek. Razed.
8. Robert Richards Farm (c. 1810/1840). 21561 Great Cove Road. Todd.

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