Venango County, Pennsylvania
Founding: 1805 (declared in 1800) Parent counties: Allegheny and Lycoming Namesake: The Venango River Seat: Franklin (1805–) Land area: 674 square miles Population (2020): 50,454 Population (historic): 3,060 (1810); 17,900 (1840); 47,925 (1870); 49,648 (1900); 63,226 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1870; 1880–1950; 1970s Subdivisions: Two cities; nine boroughs; five CDPs; 21 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,764 (35.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 60% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,356 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,101 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,369 Average farm size (1920): 53.9 acres _________________________________________________________________...