Chenango County, New York

Founding: 1798
Parent counties: Herkimer and Tioga
Namesake: The Chenango River
Seat: Norwich (1798–)
Land area: 894 square miles
Population (2020): 47,220
Population (historic): 15,666 (1800); 40,785 (1840); 40,564 (1870); 36,568 (1900); 34,665 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1840; 1850s; 1930–1990
Subdivisions: One city; eight villages; two CDPs; 21 towns
National Register listings: 47
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,364 (36.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 75.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 37.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,561
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,682
Average farmhouse size (1940): 8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,838
Average farm size (1920): 82 acres
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Norwich

 
Namesake: Norwich, England
Founding: circa 1790 (founding); 1805 (post office); 1816 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 7,051
Population (historic): 5,212 (1890); 7,422 (1910); 8,378 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1960
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,041 (60.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Philo Kirby House (c. 1845). 285 State Route 7. Afton. Greek Revival.
2. *Enos Johnston Farm (c. 1876). 195 State Route 41. Afton. Second Empire.
3. George Smith House (1868). 101 South Chenango Street. Greene. Greek Revival/Gothic Revival.
4. Hollenbeck Farm (c. 1840). 2065 State Route 12. Greene. Greek Revival.
5. Charles Harris House (c. 1870). 5050 State Route 80. New Berlin. Second Empire.
6. John Fryer House (c. 1855). 5420 State Route 12. Norwich. Gothic Revival.
7. *LeRoy Newton House (c. 1860). 113 Ridge Road. Otselic.
8. Wilcox House (c. 1830). 107 Turner Street. Oxford. Federal.
9. *Loomis Farm (1832). 414 South Tyner Road. Oxford. Greek Revival.
10. Baldwin Farm (c. 1865). 822 State Route 12B. Sherburne. Italianate.
11. Sidney Sanford Farm (c. 1870). 2451 State Route 80. Sherburne. Italianate.
12. Harrison House (c. 1855). 5304 State Route 41. Smithville. Italianate.
13. *Hazard Willcox Farm (1836). 549 County Road 14. Smyrna. Greek Revival/Federal.