Washington County, Maine

 

Founding: 1789
Parent county: Lincoln

Namesake: George Washington, U.S. president
Seat: Machias (1789–)

Land area: 2,563 square miles

Population (2020): 31,095

Population (historic): 2,760 (1790); 28,327 (1840); 43,343 (1870); 45,232 (1900); 37,826 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1850; 1970s

Subdivisions: Two cities; three CDPs; two territories; 42 towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,297 (27%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 64%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 27.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $997
Average outbuilding value (1930): $508
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,561
Average farm size (1920): 22 acres
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Machias

Namesake: The Machias River

Founding: 1784 (incorporation); 1794 (post office)

Population (2020): 2,060

Population (historic): 818 (1790); 1,351 (1840); 2,525 (1870); 2,082 (1900); 1,856 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1820; 1830–1870; 1950s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 288 (42.9%)
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