Warren County, New York



Founding: 1813
Parent county: Washington
Namesake: Joseph Warren, Boston revolutionary leader
Seat: Lake George (1813–1963); Queensbury (1963–)
Land area: 867 square miles
Population (2020): 65,737
Population (historic): 9,453 (1820); 17,199 (1850); 22,592 (1870); 29,943 (1900); 34,174 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1910; 1920–2010
Subdivisions: One city; one village; eight CDPs; 11 towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,571 (23.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 64.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 23.2%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.6%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.6%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,583
Average outbuilding value (1930): $976
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,564
Average farm size (1920): 51.4 acres
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Lake George (ex-seat)

Namesake: Lake George
Founding: pre-1813 (founding as Caldwell); 1816 (post office); 1903 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 1,008
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 194 (27.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. Stone School. 229 Middle Road. Lake George. Gothic Revival.
  2. William McDougall House (c. 1860). 34 Lower Warren Street. Queensbury. Italianate.
  3. Haviland House (c. 1820). 667 Ridge Road. Queensbury. Federal.
  4. David Sanford House (1797). 749 Ridge Road. Queensbury. Federal.
  5. Brayton Farm (c. 1875). 1593 Ridge Road. Queensbury. Second Empire.
  6. Harrisena Episcopal Church (c. 1870). 1616 Ridge Road. Queensbury. Gothic Revival.
  7. John Harris House (c. 1850). 1645 Ridge Road. Queensbury. Greek Revival.
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