Scott County, Virginia

 

Founding: 1814
Parent counties: Lee, Russell, and Washington

Namesake: Winfield Scott, U.S. army general
Seat: Gate City (1815–)

Land area: 536 square miles

Population (2020): 21,576

Population (historic): 4,263 (1820); 9,829 (1850); 13,036 (1870); 22,694 (1900); 24,181 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1920; 1930–1950; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: Six towns

National Register listings: 10

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,582 (13.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 32.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $554
Average outbuilding value (1930): $265
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,696
Average farm size (1920): 44.4 acres
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Gate City

Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps a reference to a nearby Moccasin Gap

Founding: 1815 (platting as Winfield); 1815 (post office); 1892 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,043

Population (historic): 521 (1900); 599 (1910); 684 (1920); 1,216 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1900–1960; 1970s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 121 (12.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Robert Kilgore Log House (1786). 10118 Nickelsville Highway.