Montour County, Pennsylvania

Founding: 1850
Parent county: Columbia

Namesake: Andrew Montour, Métis interpreter
Seat: Danville (1850–)

Land area: 130 square miles

Population (2020): 18,136

Population (historic): 13,239 (1850); 15,468 (1880); 15,526 (1900); 14,517 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850; 1860–1890; 1920–1960; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: Two boroughs; nine townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,268 (27.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 68.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 28.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.5%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,755
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,751
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 774
Average farm size (1920): 76.9 acres
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Danville

Namesake: Daniel Montgomery, son of the borough's founder

Founding: 1792 (platting); 1800 (post office); 1849 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 4,221

Population (historic): 3,302 (1850); 8,546 (1870); 8,042 (1900); 7,185 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1870; 1920s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,106 (44.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Crawford Farm (c. 1835). 912 White Hall Road. Anthony. Greek Revival.
2. Philip Keller House (c. 1810). 1589 Bloom Road. Cooper. Federal.
3. James Schultz Farm (c. 1830). 1967 River Road. Cooper.
4. Joshua Davis Farm (c. 1800). 1887 Broadway Road. Limestone. Federal.
5. Peter Bright House (c. 1870). 153 Liberty Valley Road. Valley. Italianate.
6. Robert Curry Farm (c. 1865). 510 Liberty Valley Road. Valley. Italianate.

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