Waldo County, Maine

Founding: 1827
Parent county: Hancock
Namesake: Samuel Waldo, Massachusetts land speculator
Seat: Belfast (1827–)
Land area: 730 square miles
Population (2020): 39,607
Population (historic): 29,788 (1830); 38,447 (1860); 32,463 (1880); 24,185 (1900); 20,286 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1850; 1930–2020
Subdivisions: One city; three CDPs; 25 towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,609 (21%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 68.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 33.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.1%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $964
Average outbuilding value (1930): $640

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 3,234
Average farm size (1920): 36.3 acres
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Belfast

 
Namesake: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Founding: 1770 (founding); 1773 (incorporation); 1794 (post office)
Population (2020): 6,938
Population (historic): 245 (1790); 4,186 (1840); 5,278 (1870); 4,615 (1900); 4,993 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1860; 1910s; 1930–1960; 1970–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,227 (30.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (1886). 1 Jewell Street. Brooks. Eastlake.
2. George Tiffany Summer House (1911–1912). 132 Aldrich Road. Islesboro. Craftsman.
3. Christ Episcopal Church (1901–1902). 113 Christ Church Road. Islesboro. Gothic Revival.
4. George Drexel Summer House (1903). 299 Drexel Lane. Islesboro. Shingle.
5. Ira Cobe House (1912–1914). 459 Bluff Road. Northport. Classical Revival.
6. Freeman Watts House (c. 1840). 334 Blanket Lane. Prospect. Greek Revival.
7. Joseph Park House (c. 1840/1900). 386 East Main Street. Searsport. Greek Revival/Queen Anne.
8. James Pendleton House (c. 1865). 81 West Main Street. Searsport. Italianate.
9. House (c. 1860). 320 West Main Street. Stockton Springs. Italianate.
10. Joseph Smart House (c. 1824). 908 Swan Lake Avenue. Swanville. Greek Revival.

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