Dutchess County, New York
Founding: 1713 (declared in 1683) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Mary of Modena, English queen Seat: Poughkeepsie (1713–) Land area: 796 square miles Population (2020): 295,911 Population (historic): 45,276 (1790); 52,398 (1840); 74,041 (1870); 81,670 (1900); 105,462 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1810; 1820–1880; 1890–2010 Subdivisions: Two cities; eight villages; 32 CDPs; 20 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 19,713 (16.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 69.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 38.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $5,098 Average outbuilding value (1930): $4,754 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,114 Average farm size (1920): 96.3 acres ______________________________________________________...