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Bradford County, Pennsylvania

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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 ____________________________________________________...