Rockland County, New York
Founding: 1798 Parent county: Orange Namesake: A descriptive name Seat: New City (1798–) Land area: 174 square miles Population (2020): 338,329 Population (historic): 6,353 (1800); 11,975 (1840); 25,213 (1870); 38,298 (1900); 59,599 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1910; 1920–2020 Subdivisions: 19 villages; 17 CDPs; five towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 14,163 (13.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 69.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 31.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $5,662 Average outbuilding value (1930): $6,129 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 831 Average farm size (1920): 25.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ New City Namesake: A descriptive name Foundin...