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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Outstanding Buildings

1. Indian River Baptist Church (1853). 1423 Indian River Road. Addison. Greek Revival.
2. Joshua Pettegrove House (1854). St. Croix Road, north of River Road. Calais. Gothic Revival.
3. Theodore Lincoln House (1787). 45 Main Street. Dennysville.
4. Henrietta Brewer House (1861–1863). 553 River Road. Robbinston. Gothic Revival.
5. John Brewer House (1828). 590 River Road. Robbinston. Greek Revival.
6. John Brewer House (1785). River Road, at Brewer Road. Robbinston. Federal.

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