Potter County, Pennsylvania
Founding: 1835 (declared in 1804) Parent county: Lycoming Namesake: James Potter, Pennsylvania politician Seat: Coudersport (1835–) Land area: 1,081 square miles Population (2020): 16,396 Population (historic): 1,265 (1830); 11,470 (1860); 13,797 (1880); 30,621 (1900); 17,489 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1820–1860; 1870–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: Six boroughs; two CDPs; 24 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,596 (27.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 70.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 10.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,176 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,239 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,866 Average farm size (1920): 61 acres ___________________________________________________________...