Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Founding: 1812 (declared in 1810) Parent county: Luzerne Namesake: The Susquehanna River Seat: Montrose (1812–) Land area: 823 square miles Population (2020): 38,434 Population (historic): 9,960 (1820); 28,688 (1850); 37,523 (1870); 40,043 (1900); 33,806 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880; 1930s; 1950–2010 Subdivisions: 13 boroughs; 27 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,971 (29.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 71.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 25% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,500 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,419 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,526 Average farm size (1920): 79.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Montrose Na...