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York County, Pennsylvania

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Founding:  1749 Parent county:  Lancaster Namesake:  The city of York Seat:  York (1749–) Land area:  904 square miles Population (2020):  456,438 Population (historic):  37,535 (1790); 47,010 (1840); 76,134 (1870); 116,413 (1900); 167,135 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790; 1800–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; 36 boroughs; 17 CDPs; 35 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  35,151 (19%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  75.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  32.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,784 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,606 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  7,818 Average farm size (1920):  53 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   York   Namesake:  York, England Founding: ...