Queens County, New York

Founding: 1683
Parent county: The colony of New Netherland

Namesake: Catherine of Braganza, Queen of England
Seat: Jamaica (1683–1787, 1899–); Mineola (1787–1874); Long Island City (1874–1899)

Land area: 109 square miles

Population (2020): 2,405,464

Population (historic): 6,159 (1790); 9,049 (1830); 45,468 (1870); 152,999 (1900); 1,079,129 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1970; 1980–2020

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 267,568 (30.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 70%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 21.9%

Housing in disrepair (1950): 1.5%

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Jamaica

Namesake: The island of Jamaica

Founding: 1656 (founding as Rustdorp); 1794 (post office); 1814 (incorporation)

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