Fulton County, New York

Founding: 1838
Parent county: Montgomery

Namesake: Robert Fulton, inventor of the steam engine
Seat: Johnstown (1838–)

Land area: 495 square miles

Population (2020): 53,324

Population (historic): 18,049 (1840); 24,162 (1860); 30,985 (1880); 42,842 (1900); 46,560 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1980; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities; four villages; one CDP; ten towns

National Register listings: 27

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 10,423 (35.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 67%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 25.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,847
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,544

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,773
Average farm size (1920): 50.1 acres
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Johnstown

Namesake: William Johnson, New York colonial administrator

Founding: circa 1762 (founding); 1795 (post office); 1803 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 8,204

Population (historic): 3,282 (1870); 7,768 (1890); 10,447 (1910); 10,801 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1920; 1940s; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,079 (55.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Johnson Hall / William Johnson Estate (1763). 139 Hall Avenue. Johnstown. Georgian.
2. Charles Briggs House (c. 1855). 1690 State Route 67. Johnstown. Italianate.
3. Henry Boshart House (c. 1840). 133 Union Avenue. Johnstown. Greek Revival.
4. House (c. 1810). 283 County Road 154. Mayfield.
5. *Oliver Rice House (c. 1790/1810). 382 Riceville Road. Mayfield. Federal.
6. *Godfrey Shaw House (1784). 1632 South Shore Road. Northampton. Federal.
7. George Wert House (c. 1825). 1173 County Road 107. Perth. Federal.