Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Founding: 1843 Parent counties: Monroe and Northampton Namesake: Coal deposits within the county Seat: Jim Thorpe (1843–) Land area: 381 square miles Population (2020): 64,749 Population (historic): 15,686 (1850); 31,923 (1880); 44,510 (1900); 63,380 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1920; 2000s Subdivisions: 12 boroughs; six CDPs; 11 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 11,417 (32.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival Rate: 78.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 16.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,998 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,564 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms Number of Farms (1920): 949 Average Farm Size (1920): 44.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Jim Thorpe Namesak...