St. Lawrence County, New York

 

Founding: 1802
Parent county: Clinton

Namesake: The St. Lawrence River
Seat: Ogdensburg (1802–1828); Canton (1828–)

Land area: 2,680 square miles

Population (2020): 108,505

Population (historic): 7,885 (1810); 56,706 (1840); 84,826 (1870); 89,083 (1900); 90,960 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1880; 1890s; 1920–1980

Subdivisions: One city; 11 villages; 14 CDPs; 32 towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 17,161 (32.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 71.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 22.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,674
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,932
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 7,652
Average farm size (1920): 63.5 acres
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Canton

Namesake: Guangzhou, China

Founding: 1801 (founding); 1807 (post office); 1845 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 7,155

Population (historic): 800 (1840); 1,560 (1860); 2,049 (1880); 2,757 (1900); 2,822 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1860; 1870–1890; 1920s; 1940–1980
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 865 (48%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (c. 1865). 5862 Tallman Road. Canton. Italianate.
2. Farm (c. 1865). 271 Jeffers Road. DeKalb. Italianate.
3. Abram Welch House (c. 1870). 1269 State Route 37. Hammond. Second Empire.
4. Eliphalet Brush Farm (c. 1870). 3108 State Route 11B. Hopkinton. Italianate.
5. Trussell House (c. 1845). 3547 State Route 11B. Lawrence. Greek Revival.
6. House (c. 1875). 9555 State Route 37. Lisbon. Second Empire.
7. Erastus Hall Farm (c. 1840). 4428 State Route 310. Norfolk. Greek Revival.
8. House (c. 1880). 1463 County Road 15. Oswegatchie. Second Empire.
9. Oswegatchie Presbyterian Church (c. 1860). 533 Stone Church Road. Oswegatchie. Gothic Revival.
10. Luke Brown House (1823/1870s). 831 State Route 72. Parishville. Federal.
11. Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church (1903). 104 Bancroft Road. Piercefield. Queen Anne.
12. Reuben Dorothy House (1837–1838). 5737 State Route 56. Pierrepont. Federal.
13. Bayside Cemetery Gatehouse (1901). 730 Back Hannawa Road. Potsdam. Chateauesque.
14. Trinity Episcopal Church (1871). 2927 County Road 14. Potsdam. Gothic Revival.
15. William Parmeter House (c. 1850). 328 Parmenter Road. Potsdam. Greek Revival.
16. Elijah Converse House (c. 1840). 1644 State Route 11B. Stockholm. Greek Revival.
17. Farm (c. 1845). 959 Ridge Road. Waddington. Greek Revival.

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