Bennington County, Vermont
Founding: 1778 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Benning Wentworth, New Hampshire governor Seats: Bennington (1781–) and Manchester (1781–) Land area: 675 square miles Population (2020): 37,347 Population (historic): 12,206 (1790); 17,468 (1830); 21,325 (1870); 21,705 (1900); 21,655 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1830; 1840–1880; 1890s; 1910–2020 Subdivisions: Three villages; 11 CDPs; 17 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,922 (27.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 76.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 41.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,827 Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,206 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,366 Average farm size (1920): 59.8 acres ___________________________________________...