York County, Pennsylvania


Founding: 1749
Parent county: Lancaster
Namesake: The city of York
Seat: York (1749–)
Land area: 904 square miles
Population (2020): 456,438
Population (historic): 37,535 (1790); 47,010 (1840); 76,134 (1870); 116,413 (1900); 167,135 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790; 1800–2020
Subdivisions: One city; 36 boroughs; 17 CDPs; 35 townships
National Register listings: 99
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 35,151 (19%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 75.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 32.9%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.2%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.1%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,784
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,606
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 7,818
Average farm size (1920): 53 acres
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York
 
Namesake: York, England
Founding: 1741 (platting); 1775 (post office); 1787 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 44,800
Population (historic): 2,096 (1790); 4,779 (1840); 11,003 (1870); 33,708 (1900); 55,254 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1950; 2000–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 10,014 (52.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. *John Mumper House (1858). 1001 Old York Road. Carroll. Italianate.
  2. *Guinston Presbyterian Church (1773). 14130 Guinston Road. Chanceford.
  3. Farm (c. 1895). 5106 Glen Echo Road. Codorus. Queen Anne.
  4. *St. Jacob's Church (1889). 5152 Stone Church Road. Codorus. Romanesque.
  5. George Bower Farm (c. 1780). 160 Bower’s Bridge Road. Conewago.
  6. Charles Weiser Farm (c. 1885). 680 Butter Road. Conewago.
  7. *Adam Miller Farm (1774). 440 Cloverleaf Road. Conewago.
  8. *Round Hill Presbyterian Church (1900). 7362 Church Road. East Hopewell. Romanesque.
  9. *Ashton–Hursh House (c. 1764/1790/1830). 204 Lime Kiln Road. Fairview. Federal.
  10. *Centre Presbyterian Church (1887). 101 New Park Road. Fawn. Romanesque.
  11. *Payne's Folly / John Payne House (c. 1750). 416 Watters Road. Fawn.
  12. Daniel Rudy House (c. 1800). 165 Accomac Road. Hellam. Federal.
  13. *Martin Schultz House (c. 1736). 155 Emig Street. Hellam.
  14. *Codorus Forge Ironmaster's House (c. 1780). 4045 Furnace Road. Hellam. Georgian.
  15. *Willow Creek Mill. 305 South Broad Street. Hellam. Second Empire.
  16. John Campbell Farm (c. 1855). 300 Gartner Lane. Hellam. Gothic Revival.
  17. *Farm (c. 1915). 4865 Libhart Mill Road. Hellam. Tudor Revival.
  18. Farm (c. 1910). 4535 Lincoln Highway. Hellam. Georgian Revival.
  19. House (c. 1910). 5849 Lincoln Highway. Hellam. Georgian Revival.
  20. Kreutz Creek Union Church (1860). 87 Old Church Lane. Hellam. Greek Revival.
  21. Charles Yost Farm (c. 1870). 21901 Barrens Road. Hopewell. Italianate.
  22. *Farm (c. 1890). 17320 Zeigler School Road. Hopewell. Queen Anne.
  23. Philip Hantz House (c. 1860). 489 Biesecker Road. Jackson.
  24. *Biesecker Mill (c. 1840). 613 Biesecker Road. Jackson.
  25. George Myers Farm (c. 1860). 2021 Lake Road. Jackson. Italianate.
  26. *John Spangler Farm (c. 1855). 5623 Lincoln Highway. Jackson. Greek Revival.
  27. *Eppleman Farm (c. 1845). 5526 Pine Road. Jackson. Greek Revival.
  28. *Indian Steps Museum (1908–1912). 205 Indian Steps Road. Lower Chanceford. Craftsman.
  29. *Chanceford Presbyterian Church (c. 1900). 1785 Woodbine Road. Lower Chanceford. Gothic Revival.
  30. *Jacob Dritt House (c. 1758). 1706 Long Level Road. Lower Windsor.
  31. William Reeser Farm (c. 1870). 2854 Bark Hill Road. Manchester. Italianate.
  32. *Samuel Kohr Farm (1802). 1160 Mill Creek Road. Manchester.
  33. *Sinking Springs Farm / Small–Appell Estate (1900). 2805 Susquehanna Trail. Manchester. Classical Revival.
  34. *William Willis House (1762). 135 Willis Run Road. Manchester.
  35. *Redlands Friends Meeting House (1811). 700 Old Quaker Road. Newberry.
  36. *Garretson House (c. 1790). 900 Old Quaker Road. Newberry.
  37. *Peter Becker House (c. 1780). 3717 Green Valley Road. North Codorus. Georgian.
  38. *St. Paul's Lutheran Church (c. 1880). Rippling Run Road. North Hopewell. Italianate.
  39. *Jacob Herbst House (c. 1860). Winterstown Road and Park Street. North Hopewell. Italianate.
  40. *Jacob Spangler House (c. 1835/1880). 1788 Mount Rose Avenue. Spring Garden. Italianate.
  41. *Ulrich Strickler House (c. 1740/1835). 3600 Concord Road. Springettsbury.
  42. *Johann Shultz Farm (1737). 508 Locust Grove Road. Springettsbury.
  43. *Daniel Jacobs House (1789). 810 Camping Area Road. Warrington.
  44. *Warrington Friends Meeting House (1769). Carlisle Road, east of Wellsville. Warrington.
  45. William Bare House (c. 1860). 1755 Baltimore Pike. Washington.
  46. Waln Hopes Farm (c. 1810). 10 Hull Road. Washington. Federal.
  47. *John Hoff Farm (1822). 1275 Hoke’s Mill Road. West Manchester. Federal.
  48. *William Hoke House (c. 1855). 3315 West Market Street. West Manchester. Greek Revival/Italianate.
  49. *Martin Hoke Farm (1842). 455 Woodberry Road. West Manchester. Greek Revival.
  50. Meyers Farm (c. 1835). 436 Musselman Road. West Manheim.








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