Tyler County, West Virginia

Founding: 1814
Parent county: Ohio

Namesake: John Tyler, Virginia governor
Seat: Middlebourne (1814–)

Land area: 256 square miles

Population (2020): 8,313

Population (historic): 2,314 (1820); 5,498 (1850); 7,832 (1870); 18,252 (1900); 12,785 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1840; 1850–1900; 1970s

Subdivisions: Two cities; two towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,312 (26.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 41.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $707
Average outbuilding value (1930): $400
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,440
Average farm size (1920): 74.3 acres
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Middlebourne

Namesake: Unknown

Founding: 1813 (platting); 1826 (post office)

Population (2020): 715

Population (historic): 247 (1860); 241 (1880); 403 (1900); 769 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860; 1900–1920; 1960–1980
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 150 (36.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (c. 1895). 1032 Bearsville Road. Eastlake.
2. Martin House (c. 1875/1900). 12107 Energy Highway. Second Empire. Razed.

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