Ulster County, New York
Founding: 1683 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Ulster, Ireland Seat: Kingston (1683–) Land area: 1,124 square miles Population (2020): 181,851 Population (historic): 29,370 (1790); 45,822 (1840); 84,075 (1870); 88,422 (1900); 80,155 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790; 1800–1910; 1920–2010 Subdivisions: One city; three villages; 34 CDPs; 20 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 22,990 (26.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 70.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 24% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $3,479 Average outbuilding value (1930): $3,022 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 4,311 Average farm size (1920): 46.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Kingst...