Cortland County, New York
Founding: 1808 Parent county: Onondaga Namesake: Pierre Van Cortlandt, New York politician Seat: Cortland (1808–) Land area: 499 square miles Population (2020): 46,809 Population (historic): 8,869 (1810); 24,607 (1840); 25,163 (1870); 27,576 (1900); 31,709 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1860; 1870–1890; 1900–1990; 2000s Subdivisions: One city; three villages; four CDPs; 15 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 8,925 (43%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 78.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 32.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,664 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,943 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,315 Average farm size (1920): 80.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Cortland Na...