Alleghany County, North Carolina

Founding: 1859
Parent county: Ashe

Namesake: The Allegheny Mountains
Seat: Sparta (1859–)

Land area: 235 square miles

Population (2020): 10,888

Population (historic): 3,590 (1860); 5,486 (1880); 7,759 (1900); 7,186 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1930s; 1960–2010

Subdivisions: One town

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 353 (4.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 28.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $733
Average outbuilding value (1930): $340
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,409
Average farm size (1920): 65.1 acres
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Sparta

Namesake: Sparta, ancient Greek city-state

Founding: circa 1825 (founding); 1846 (post office); 1866 (platting)

Population (2020): 1,834

Population (historic): 95 (1890); 501 (1900); 199 (1910); 159 (1920); 466 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1900; 1920–1940; 1950–1990
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 17 (1.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William Weaver House (c. 1848/1890/1895). 1132 Jackson Road.
2. William Billings House (c. 1890). 755 Piney Post Office Road. Italianate.
3. Burgess Waddell Farm (c. 1890). 10279 US Highway 221.

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