Vinton County, Ohio

Founding: 1850
Parent counties: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, and Ross

Namesake: Samuel Vinton, Ohio politician
Seats: McArthur (1850–)

Land area: 412 square miles

Population (2020): 12,800

Population (historic): 9,353 (1850); 17,223 (1880); 15,330 (1900); 10,287 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Four villages; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 796 (12.8%)

Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $673
Average outbuilding value (1930): $409

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,598
Average farm size (1920): 74.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ireland

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McArthur

Namesake: Duncan McArthur, Ohio governor

Founding: 1815 (platting as McArthurstown); 1826 (post office); 1851 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,783

Population (historic): 424 (1850); 861 (1870); 941 (1900); 1,188 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1900–1920; 1940s; 1970s; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 159 (20.4%)

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