Washington County, New York

Founding: 1772
Parent county: Albany
Namesake: George Washington, U.S. president
Seat: Hudson Falls (pre-1994); Fort Edward (1994–)
Land area: 831 square miles
Population (2020): 61,302
Population (historic): 14,077 (1790); 41,080 (1840); 49,568 (1870); 45,624 (1900); 46,482 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1810; 1820s; 1840–1870; 1900s; 1920–2010
Subdivisions: Eight villages; two CDPs; 17 towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 10,762 (36.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 79.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 34.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 15%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.4%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,923
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,685
Average farmhouse size (1940): 8.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,334
Average farm size (1920): 89.5 acres
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Hudson Falls (ex-seat)

 
Namesake: Waterfalls along the Hudson River
Founding: circa 1790 (founding as Sandy Hill); 1797 (post office); 1810 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 7,427
Population (historic): 2,347 (1870); 2,895 (1890); 5,189 (1910); 6,449 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1970; 1980s; 2000–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,548 (46.3%)
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