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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