Worcester County, Maryland
Founding: 1742 Parent county: Somerset Namesake: The Marquess of Worcester Seat: Snow Hill (1742–) Land area: 468 square miles Population (2020): 52,460 Population (historic): 11,640 (1790); 18,377 (1840); 16,419 (1870); 20,865 (1900); 21,624 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1860; 1870–1920; 1940–2020 Subdivisions: One city; three towns; seven CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,796 (4.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 42.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 13.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 15% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,135 Average outbuilding value (1930): $741 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,334 Average farm size (1920): 49.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Snow Hill ...