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Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

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Founding:  1805 (declared in 1800) Parent counties:  Allegheny, Lycoming, and Westmoreland Namesake:  John Armstrong, Continental Army general Seat:  Kittanning (1800–) Land area:  653 square miles Population (2020):  65,558 Population (historic):  2,399 (1800); 17,701 (1830); 35,797 (1860); 46,747 (1890); 79,298 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1880; 1890–1940; 1970s Subdivisions:  One city; 16 boroughs; seven CDPs; 28 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  10,506 (32.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  56.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  8.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  10.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,559 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,247 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,771 Average farm size (1920):  64.1 acres ______________________...