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Northampton County, Virginia

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Founding:  1634 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Northamptonshire, England Seat:  Eastville (1690–) Land area:  212 square miles Population (2020):  12,282 Population (historic):  6,889 (1790); 7,715 (1840); 8,046 (1870); 13,770 (1900); 18,565 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790; 1800–1830; 1850–1930; 1970s Subdivisions:  Five town; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,489 (20%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  38.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  17.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  24.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  18.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,249 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $964 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,259 Average farm size (1920):  38.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Eastville   Namesake:  Perhaps ...

Northampton County, Pennsylvania

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Founding:  1752 Parent county:  Bucks Namesake:  Northamptonshire, England Seat:  Easton (1752–) Land area:  370 square miles Population (2020):  312,951 Population (historic):  24,220 (1790); 39,482 (1830); 47,904 (1860); 99,687 (1900); 169,304 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1810; 1820–1840; 1850–1930; 1940–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; 19 boroughs; nine CDPs; 17 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  33,496 (27.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  77.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  37.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,401 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,086 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,283 Average farm size (1920):  45.9 acres ____________________________________________________________________________...