Gilmer County, West Virginia

Founding: 1845
Parent counties: Kanawha and Lewis

Namesake: Thomas Gilmer, Virginia governor
Seat: Glenville (1845–)

Land area: 339 square miles

Population (2020): 7,408

Population (historic): 3,475 (1850); 4,338 (1870); 9,746 (1890); 11,379 (1910); 10,641 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 2000s

Subdivisions: Two towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 616 (17.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 29.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 24%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $813
Average outbuilding value (1930): $369
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,526
Average farm size (1920): 80.4 acres
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Glenville

Namesake: A descriptive name

Founding: 1845 (platting); 1845 (post office); 1856 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,128

Population (historic): 398 (1860); 236 (1880); 398 (1900); 799 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860; 1870–1900; 1920s; 1940–1970
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 107 (13.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Samuel Hayes House (c. 1855). US Highway 33 and State Route 5. Razed.

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