Randolph County, West Virginia

Founding: 1786
Parent county: Harrison

Namesake: Edmund Randolph, Virginia politician
Seat: Beverly (1787–1898); Elkins (1898–)

Land area: 1,040 square miles

Population (2020): 27,932

Population (historic): 951 (1790); 5,000 (1830); 5,563 (1870); 17,670 (1900); 25,049 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1840; 1860–1920; 1930–1950; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: One city; six towns; eight CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,430 (17.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 36.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $947
Average outbuilding value (1930): $553
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,774
Average farm size (1920): 76 acres
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Elkins

Namesake: Stephen Elkins, West Virginia politician

Founding: 1888 (platting); 1889 (post office); 1890 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 6,950

Population (historic): 737 (1890); 5,260 (1910); 7,345 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1888–1950; 1970s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 989 (28.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Michael See House (1801). 10297 Seneca Trail.
2. Tygart's Valley Presbyterian Church (1883). 10964 Seneca Trail. Gothic Revival.
3. Farm (c. 1900). 12108 Seneca Trail. Queen Anne.
4. House (c. 1885). 16290 Seneca Trail. Italianate.

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