Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Founding: 1855 Parent county: Union Namesake: Simon Snyder, Pennsylvania governor Seat: Middleburg (1855–) Land area: 329 square miles Population (2020): 39,736 Population (historic): 15,035 (1860); 17,797 (1880); 17,304 (1900); 18,836 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1880; 1910–2020 Subdivisions: Six boroughs; ten CDPs; 15 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,560 (21.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 79.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 28.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,084 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,115 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,753 Average farm size (1920): 62 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Middleburg Namesake: ...