Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Founding: 1812 (declared in 1810)
Parent county: Luzerne

Namesake: The Susquehanna River
Seat: Montrose (1812–)

Land area: 823 square miles

Population (2020): 38,434

Population (historic): 9,960 (1820); 28,688 (1850); 37,523 (1870); 40,043 (1900); 33,806 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880; 1930s; 1950–2010

Subdivisions: 13 boroughs; 27 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,971 (29.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 71.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 25%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.9%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,500
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,419
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,526
Average farm size (1920): 79.4 acres
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Montrose

Namesake: Unknown

Founding: 1812 (platting); 1818 (post office); 1824 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,296

Population (historic): 415 (1830); 1,168 (1860); 1,722 (1880); 1,827 (1900); 1,909 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1910; 1920–1960
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 563 (62.1%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Nathaniel Reynolds Farm (c. 1830). 8437 State Route 167. Brooklyn.
2. Woodbourne / Alexis Cope Estate (c. 1883). 8457 State Route 29. Dimock. Stick/Queen Anne.
3. Hunter House (c. 1870). 9101 State Route 29. Dimock. Italianate.
4. Nathan Wheaton House (c. 1840). 2305 Salt Springs Road. Franklin. Greek Revival.
5. John Sampson Farm (c. 1845). 191 State Route 1009. Harmony. Greek Revival.
6. Elkanah Bolles Farm (c. 1855). 8497 State Route 706. Jessup. Greek Revival.

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