Appomattox County, Virginia

Founding: 1845
Parent counties: Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, and Prince Edward

Namesake: The Appomattox River
Seat: Clover Hill (1845–1894); Appomattox (1894–)

Land area: 333 square miles

Population (2020): 16,119

Population (historic): 9,193 (1850); 8,950 (1870); 9,589 (1890); 8,904 (1910); 8,402 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850; 1860–1880; 1910s; 1930s; 1950–2020

Subdivisions: Two towns

National Register listings: Eight

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 544 (7.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 28.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 26.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 25.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.7%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $855
Average outbuilding value (1930): $396
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,329
Average farm size (1920): 54.7 acres
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Appomattox

Namesake: The Appomattox River

Founding: 1855 (post office); 1925 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,919

Population (historic): 704 (1930); 992 (1940)

Periods of population growth: pre-1930–1970; 1980–2000
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 158 (17%)
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