Mineral County, West Virginia

Founding: 1866
Parent county: Hampshire

Namesake: Coal deposits within the county
Seat: Keyser (1866–)

Land area: 328 square miles

Population (2020): 26,938

Population (historic): 6,332 (1870); 12,085 (1890); 16,674 (1910); 20,084 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1980; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: One city; four towns; three CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,013 (15.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 43%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,146
Average outbuilding value (1930): $744
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 769
Average farm size (1920): 92 acres
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Keyser

Namesake: William Keyser, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad president

Founding: 1811 (platting as Paddytown); 1811 (post office); 1874 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 4,853

Population (historic): 1,693 (1880); 2,563 (1900); 6,248 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1930; 1940s; 1960s; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 883 (36.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Thomas Carskadon Farm (1827). 4948 Beaver Run Road.
2. Thomas Carskadon Farm (1863). 5128 Beaver Run Road. Greek Revival.
3. Log House. 3690 Laureldale Road.
4. Traveler's Rest (c. 1828). 5781 Northwestern Pike.
5. Fort Hill / Richard Sloan Farm (1853). 12687 Patterson Creek Road.
6. Farm (c. 1860). 16423 Patterson Creek Road. Italianate/Gothic Revival.
7. Fairview / John Peerce Farm (c. 1835). 490 Russelldale Road. Federal.

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