Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Founding: 1714 Parent county: Burlington Namesake: Robert Hunter, New Jersey governor Seat: Flemington (1785–) Land area: 428 square miles Population (2020): 128,947 Population (historic): 20,153 (1790); 31,060 (1830); 33,654 (1860); 34,507 (1900); 34,728 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1830; 1840–1880; 1920–2020 Subdivisions: One city; one city; ten boroughs; 14 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,441 (18.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 86.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 46.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,600 Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,075 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,795 Average farm size (1920): 68.3 acres __________________________________________________________________________...