York County, Pennsylvania
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: ...