Worcester County, Maryland

Founding: 1742
Parent county: Somerset
Namesake: The Marquess of Worcester
Seat: Snow Hill (1742–)
Land area: 468 square miles
Population (2020): 52,460
Population (historic): 11,640 (1790); 18,377 (1840); 16,419 (1870); 20,865 (1900); 21,624 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1860; 1870–1920; 1940–2020
Subdivisions: One city; three towns; seven CDPs
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,796 (4.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 42.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 13.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 15%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,135
Average outbuilding value (1930): $741

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.8 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 2,334
Average farm size (1920): 49.1 acres
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Snow Hill

 
Namesake: Unknown—perhaps Snow Hill, London
Founding: 1686 (founding); 1792 (post office); 1812 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 2,156
Population (historic): 714 (1850); 960 (1870); 1,483 (1890); 1,844 (1910); 1,604 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1870–1910; 1930–1960; 1980–2000; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 318 (31.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Beverly / Littleton Dennis House (c. 1770). 808 Beverly Lane. Georgian.
2. Caleb's Discovery / Tingle House (18th century). 10350 Caleb Road. Federal.
3. Cellar House (18th century). End of Cellar House Road.
4. Simpson's Grove / Thomas Fassitt Farm (c. 1800). 8342 Downs Road. Federal.
5. William Fassitt House (c. 1730). 12025 Fassitt Lane.
6. Littleton Bowen House (c. 1840). 9831 Main Street. Federal.
7. Gillis House (c. 1835). Old Ocean City Road, across from Pitts Road. Federal. Razed.
8. Williams Grove / Davis–Brevard House (c. 1815/1855). 11824 Porfin Drive. Greek Revival.
9. Genesar / John Purnell House (c. 1732). 6423 South Point Road.
10. Henry's Grove / John Fassitt House (1792). 7918 Stephen Decatur Highway. Georgian.
11. Merry Sherwood / Henry Johnson House (c. 1859). 8909 Worcester Highway. Italianate.
12. St. Martin's Anglican Church (1756–1759). 11413 Worcester Highway. Georgian.

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