McKean County, Pennsylvania
Founding: 1826 (declared in 1804) Parent county: Lycoming Namesake: Thomas McKean, Pennsylvania governor Seat: Smethport (1826–) Land area: 979 square miles Population (2020): 40,432 Population (historic): 1,439 (1830); 8,859 (1860); 42,565 (1880); 51,343 (1900); 55,167 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1810–1860; 1870–1900; 1910–1940 Subdivisions: One city; six boroughs; two CDPs; 15 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 8,590 (40.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 59% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 17% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,943 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,658 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,580 Average farm size (1920): 42.7 acres ________________________________________________________________...