Bronx County, New York

Founding: 1914
Parent county: New York

Namesake: The Bronx River
Seat: The Bronx (1914–)

Land area: 57 square miles

Population (2020): 1,472,654

Population (historic): 1,781 (1790); 3,023 (1830); 37,393 (1870); 200,507 (1900); 1,265,258 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1920–1950; 1960s; 1980–2020

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 208,837 (39.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.1%

Housing in disrepair (1950): 3.5%

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The Bronx

Namesake: The Bronx River

Founding: 1848 (platting as Morrisania); 1850 (post office); 1898 (incorporation)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Wave Hill / Morris–Appleton Estate (1843/1866/1869/1890). 675 West 249th Street. Classical Revival.
2. Isaac Valentine House (1758). 3266 Bainbridge Avenue.
3. Frederick Van Cortlandt House (1748). 6036 Broadway Street. Georgian.
4. Sunny Slope / Peter Hoe House (1859–1860). 812 Faile Street. Gothic Revival.
5. John Wheeler House (c. 1812). 2640 Grand Concourse.
6. Spaulding Coachman's House (c. 1880). 4970 Independence Avenue. Stick.
7. Robert Bartow House (1836–1842). 895 Shore Road. Greek Revival.

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