Doddridge County, West Virginia

Founding: 1845
Parent counties: Harrison, Lewis, and Ritchie

Namesake: Philip Doddridge, Virginia politician
Seat: West Union (1845–)

Land area: 320 square miles

Population (2020): 7,808

Population (historic): 2,750 (1850); 7,076 (1870); 12,183 (1890); 12,672 (1910); 10,488 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: One town

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 984 (25%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 39.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $846
Average outbuilding value (1930): $395
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,439
Average farm size (1920): 82.4 acres
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West Union

Namesake: Unclear

Founding: 1845 (platting); 1845 (post office); 1850 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 669

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1880; 1890–1920; 1930–1950; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 244 (52%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (c. 1895). 232 Cabin Run Road. Eastlake.
2. John Gamsjager House (1906). 3087 Little Buck Run Road. Eastlake.
3. Jephthah Fitzrandolph House (c. 1875). 31 Meathouse Fork Road. Italianate.
4. Farm (c. 1885). 323 Meathouse Fork Road. Italianate/Gothic Revival.
5. Farm (c. 1885). 1232 State Route 18.

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