Grant County, West Virginia

Founding: 1866
Parent county: Hardy

Namesake: Ulysses S. Grant, U.S. president
Seat: Laurelton (1866); Maysville (1866–1872); Petersburg (1872–)

Land area: 477 square miles

Population (2020): 10,976

Population (historic): 4,467 (1870); 6,802 (1890); 7,838 (1910); 8,441 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1920; 1930s; 1960–2010

Subdivisions: One city; one town

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,133 (17.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 37.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.1%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $856
Average outbuilding value (1930): $539
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 793
Average farm size (1920): 121.4 acres
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Petersburg

Namesake: Jacob Peterson, local resident

Founding: pre-1872 (founding); 1874 (post office); 1910 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,251

Population (historic): 268 (1880); 834 (1920); 1,410 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880; 1900–1970; 1980–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 293 (22%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Farm (c. 1880). 3287 Belle Babb Lane. Italianate.
2. Farm (c. 1855). 8223 Knobley Road.
3. Vance–Snyder Log House (1853/1870s). 4475 Patterson Creek Road.
4. Peter Hutton House (c. 1830). 50 Phoenix Drive. Federal.
5. Welton Log House (c. 1800). 553 US Highway 220.

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