Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Founding: 1786 Parent county: Northumberland Namesake: Anne-César de la Luzerne, French diplomat Seat: Wilkes-Barre (1786–) Land area: 890 square miles Population (2020): 325,594 Population (historic): 4,892 (1790); 44,006 (1840); 160,915 (1870); 257,121 (1900); 445,109 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1870; 1880–1930; 1970s; 2000–2020 Subdivisions: Four cities; 36 boroughs; 27 CDPs; 36 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 53,652 (35.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 60.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 24.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,905 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,946 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,965 Average farm size (1920): 43 acres ___________________________________________________...