Dorchester County, Maryland
Founding: 1669 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Dorchester, England Seat: Islington (1669–1670); Harwood's Choice (1673–1687); Cambridge (1687–) Land area: 541 square miles Population (2020): 32,531 Population (historic): 15,875 (1790); 18,843 (1840); 19,458 (1870); 27,962 (1900); 26,813 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1810; 1820–1860; 1870–1910; 1930s; 1950s; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: One city; eight towns; five CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,613 (22%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 44.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,432 Average outbuilding value (1930): $872 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,019 Average farm size (1920): 58 acres _______________...