Chenango County, New York
Founding: 1798 Parent counties: Herkimer and Tioga Namesake: The Chenango River Seat: Norwich (1798–) Land area: 894 square miles Population (2020): 47,220 Population (historic): 15,666 (1800); 40,785 (1840); 40,564 (1870); 36,568 (1900); 34,665 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1840; 1850s; 1930–1990 Subdivisions: One city; eight villages; two CDPs; 21 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,364 (36.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 75.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 37.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,561 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,682 Average farmhouse size (1940): 8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,838 Average farm size (1920): 82 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Norwich Namesake: ...