Tioga County, New York

Founding: 1791
Parent county: Montgomery

Namesake: An Iroquois word describing a river confluence
Seat: Owego (1801–)

Land area: 519 square miles

Population (2020): 48,455

Population (historic): 7,109 (1800); 20,527 (1840); 30,572 (1870); 27,951 (1900); 25,480 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1830; 1840–1880; 1920–1990

Subdivisions: Six villages; three CDPs; nine towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,371 (28.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 78%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 29.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,441
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,360
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,541
Average farm size (1920): 76.4 acres
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Owego

Namesake: An Iroquois word describing the Susquehanna River valley

Founding: 1800 (post office); 1827 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,654

Population (historic): 4,756 (1870); 5,039 (1900); 4,742 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1920–1960; 1980s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,228 (63.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Nathaniel Collins House (c. 1830). 12954 State Route 38. Berkshire. Federal.
2. Lyman Akins House (c. 1840). 8893 West Creek Road. Berkshire. Greek Revival.
3. Solomon Mead House (c. 1845). 651 Spencer Road. Candor. Greek Revival.
4. William Pierson House (c. 1860). 441 Brown Road. Newark Valley. Greek Revival.
5. Asa Bement Farm (c. 1796/1810). 9241 State Route 38. Newark Valley. Federal.
6. West Newark Congregational Church (1848). 5930 West Creek Road. Newark Valley. Greek Revival.
7. Hiawatha / Levi Green House (c. 1825). 2273 State Route 17C. Owego. Federal.
8. Waits Methodist Church (1853). 5108 Valley Road. Owego. Greek Revival.
9. Vesper Cliff / Robert Johnson House (c. 1825/1834). 3991 Waverly Road. Tioga. Greek Revival.

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