Schenectady County, New York
Founding: 1809 Parent county: Albany Namesake: The city of Schenectady Seat: Schenectady (1809–) Land area: 205 square miles Population (2020): 158,061 Population (historic): 10,201 (1810); 17,387 (1840); 21,347 (1870); 46,852 (1900); 125,021 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1820; 1830–1850; 1860–1930; 1940–1970; 2000–2020 Subdivisions: One city; two villages; six CDPs; five towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 24,900 (35.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 68.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 29.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $3,008 Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,054 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 983 Average farm size (1920): 77.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Sch...