Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Founding: 1812 (declared in 1810) Parent counties: Luzerne and Lycoming Namesake: William Bradford, U.S. attorney general Seat: Towanda (1812–) Land area: 1,147 square miles Population (2020): 59,967 Population (historic): 11,554 (1820); 42,831 (1850); 53,204 (1870); 59,403 (1900); 49,039 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1900; 1930–1980; 1990s Subdivisions: 14 boroughs; one CDP; 37 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 10,191 (33.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 71.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 24.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,336 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,260 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 5,290 Average farm size (1920): 83.2 acres ____________________________________________________...