Albany County, New York
Founding: 1683 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: James II, Duke of Albany Seat: Albany (1683–) Land area: 523 square miles Population (2020): 314,848 Population (historic): 75,980 (1790); 68,593 (1840); 133,052 (1870); 165,571 (1900); 211,953 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1970; 1980–2020 Subdivisions: Three cities; six villages; six CDPs; ten towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 41,113 (28.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 30.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,899 Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,140 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,946 Average farm size (1920): 70.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ ...