Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Founding: 1682 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Buckinghamshire, England Seat: Bristol (1705–1726); Newtown (1726–1813); Doylestown (1813–) Land area: 604 square miles Population (2020): 646,538 Population (historic): 25,216 (1790); 48,107 (1840); 64,336 (1870); 71,190 (1900); 96,727 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1830; 1840–1860; 1920–2000 Subdivisions: 24 boroughs; 15 CDPs; 31 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 26,960 (10.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 85.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 49.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $3,232 Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,898 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 5,714 Average farm size (1920): 48 acres ____________________________________________________________________...