Monroe County, West Virginia

Founding: 1799
Parent county: Greenbrier

Namesake: James Monroe, U.S. president
Seat: Union (1800–)

Land area: 473 square miles

Population (2020): 12,376

Population (historic): 4,188 (1800); 7,798 (1830); 10,757 (1860); 12,429 (1890); 11,949 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: Two towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,213 (15.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 44.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.1%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,043
Average outbuilding value (1930): $591
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,834
Average farm size (1920): 76.7 acres
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Union

Namesake: A traditional name

Founding: 1800 (platting); 1823 (post office); 1886 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 427

Population (historic): 356 (1880); 623 (1900); 984 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880; 1890–1920; 1940s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 66 (20.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (c. 1855). 2246 Adair Road. Greek Revival.
2. Lynnside / William Lewis Farm (c. 1845). 101 Cove Creek Road. Greek Revival.
3. Elmwood / Hugh Caperton Farm (c. 1835). 184 Elmwood Lane. Classical Revival.
4. Dunlap House (c. 1840). 904 Indian Mills Road. Greek Revival.
5. James Nickell House (c. 1820/1858/1900). 1170 McClung Road.
6. Neal Log House (c. 1790). 1686 Rowan Road.
7. Rehoboth Log Church (c. 1786). 215 Rehoboth Church Road.
8. William Caperton Farm (1773/1872). 1349 Sweet Springs Valley Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.
9. Spring Valley / Knox–Dickson Farm (1793/1840s). 8356 North Seneca Trail. Classical Revival.
10. Lewis McNeer House (1919). 22317 South Seneca Trail. Classical Revival.
11. Walnut Grove / Andrew Beirne Farm (c. 1780/1800/1830). 185 Walnut Grove Lane. Federal.
12. Wallace Estill Farm (c. 1773). 33 Whitetail Lane.
13. Byrnside–Beirne Farm (c. 1770/1820/1855). 9086 Willow Bend Road.

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