Sagadahoc County, Maine

Founding: 1854
Parent county: Lincoln

Namesake: An alternative name for the Kennebec River
Seat: Bath (1854–)

Land area: 254 square miles

Population (2020): 36,699

Population (historic): 21,790 (1860); 19,272 (1880); 20,330 (1900); 16,927 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860; 1910s; 1930s; 1970–1990

Subdivisions: One city; nine towns; one territory

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,037 (26.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 75%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 36.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,355
Average outbuilding value (1930): $826
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 852
Average farm size (1920): 39.8 acres
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Bath

Namesake: Bath, England

Founding: 1781 (founding); 1790 (post office); 1847 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 8,766

Population (historic): 949 (1790); 5,141 (1840); 7,371 (1870); 10,477 (1900); 9,110 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1850; 1880–1900; 1910s; 1930s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,591 (58.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William King House (c. 1812). 38 Whiskeag Road. Bath. Gothic Revival.
2. Thomas Harward House (c. 1795/1850). 402 Pork Point Road. Bowdoinham. Greek Revival.
3. William Heal House (c. 1798). 405 Five Islands Road. Georgetown. Federal.
4. James Riggs House (c. 1820). South of Robinhood Road, south of Robinhood. Georgetown. Greek Revival.
5. William Lee House (1774). 30 Cold Spring Farm Road. Phippsburg.
6. Benjamin Shaw House (1807). 1037 Brunswick Road. Richmond. Federal.
7. William Randall Farm (c. 1800/1865). 806 Foreside Road. Topsham. Georgian/Italianate.
8. Robert Reed House (c. 1765). 420 Chopps Point Road. Woolwich.
9. Richard Hathorn House (1784). 693 Middle Road. Woolwich. Federal.

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