Mason County, West Virginia

Founding: 1804
Parent county: Kanawha

Namesake: George Mason, Virginia politician
Seat: Point Pleasant (1804–)

Land area: 431 square miles

Population (2020): 25,453

Population (historic): 1,991 (1810); 6,777 (1840); 15,978 (1870); 24,142 (1900); 20,788 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1900; 1930–1960; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: One city; five towns; two CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,591 (12.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 29.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $838
Average outbuilding value (1930): $573
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,415
Average farm size (1920): 75 acres
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Point Pleasant

Namesake: A descriptive name

Founding: 1794 (platting); 1805 (post office); 1833 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 4,101

Population (historic): 773 (1870); 1,934 (1900); 3,301 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1970
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 269 (12.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Alexander McCulloch Farm (1834). 9162 Kanawha Valley Road. Greek Revival. Razed.
2. Albert Saunders Farm (1857). 10928 Kanawha Valley Road. Greek Revival.
3. Sebrell Farm (c. 1840). 26900 Kanawha Valley Road.
4. Maplewood / John Sebrell Farm (c. 1870). 32633 Kanawha Valley Road. Italianate.
5. Woodlawn / John Morgan Farm (c. 1870). 33501 Kanawha Valley Road. Italianate.
6. Grape Hill / John McCausland Farm (c. 1885). 35130 Kanawha Valley Road. Italianate.
7. Farm (c. 1870). 201 Ohio River Road. Italianate.
8. Thomas Lewis House (c. 1820). 761 Roseberry Lane. Federal.
9. Elm Grove / James Long Farm (1884). 2104 Southside Lane. Italianate.
10. Adam Long Log House (1803). 2104 Southside Lane. Razed.

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