Amelia County, Virginia

Founding: 1735
Parent counties: Brunswick and Prince George

Namesake: Princess Amelia of Great Britain
Seat: Pridesville (1735–1766); Dennisville (1766–1849); Amelia Court House (1849–)

Land area: 355 square miles

Population (2020): 13,265

Population (historic): 18,097 (1790); 11,036 (1830); 9,878 (1870); 9,037 (1900); 8,799 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1800; 1800–1820; 1850s; 1870s; 1910s; 1970–2020

Subdivisions: One CDP

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 435 (7.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 24%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 32.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.2%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,021
Average outbuilding value (1930): $550
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,198
Average farm size (1920): 44.6 acres
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Amelia Court House

Namesake: Amelia County

Founding: 1849 (founding)

Population (2020): 965

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 87 (17.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Egglestetton / Joseph Eggleston House (c. 1765). 16539 Eggleston Road.
2. Nelson Farmer House (c. 1820). 5301 Day's Lane.
3. Dykeland / Robertson–Harvie House (c. 1800/1838/1856–1857). 13001 Dykeland Road.
4. Wigwam / William Giles Farm (c. 1790/1815). 17110 Giles Road.
5. Winterham / John Jefferson Farm (c. 1855). 11440 Grub Hill Church Road. Italianate.
6. St. John's Episcopal Church (1852). 12640 Grub Hill Church Road. Gothic Revival.
7. Haw Branch / John Tabb Farm (c. 1785). 14006 Haw Branch Lane. Georgian.
8. Thomas Barrett House (1823). 2400 Richmond Road. Federal.
9. Ingleside / Foster–O'Sullivan House (1824/1840s). 10920 Rodophil Road.
10. Hillsman House (c. 1770). 7301 Sayler's Creek Road.
11. Selma / Southall House (c. 1830). 25501 Selma Road. Federal.

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