Bronx County, New York
Founding: 1914 Parent county: New York Namesake: The Bronx River Seat: The Bronx (1914–) Land area: 57 square miles Population (2020): 1,472,654 Population (historic): 1,781 (1790); 3,023 (1830); 37,393 (1870); 200,507 (1900); 1,265,258 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1920–1950; 1960s; 1980–2020 Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 208,837 (39.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.1% Housing in disrepair (1950): 3.5% _________________________________________________________________________________ The Bronx Namesake: The Bronx River Founding: 1848 (platting as Morrisania ); 1850 (post office); 1898 (incorporation) _________________________________________________________________________________ View and filter the data . Or see a map . _________________________________________________________________________________