Summers County, West Virginia

Founding: 1871
Parent counties: Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, and Monroe

Namesake: George Summers, Virginia politician
Seat: Hinton (1871–)

Land area: 360 square miles

Population (2020): 11,959

Population (historic): 9,033 (1880); 16,265 (1900); 20,469 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1930; 1970s; 2000s

Subdivisions: One city

National Register listings: Eight

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,637 (21.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 32.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 30.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $789
Average outbuilding value (1930): $338
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,965
Average farm size (1920): 44.7 acres
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Hinton

Namesake: John Hinton, owner of the city site

Founding: 1871 (post office); 1872 (platting); 1880 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,266

Population (historic): 879 (1880); 3,763 (1900); 6,654 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1872–1900; 1910–1930
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 594 (39%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Samuel Gwinn Farm (c. 1868). 106 Creamery Road.
2. *James Graham Log House (c. 1770). 48 Graham House Road.
3. *House. 497 Valley Heights Road.