Warren County, Virginia

 

Founding: 1836
Parent counties: Frederick and Shenandoah

Namesake: Joseph Warren, Boston revolutionary leader
Seat: Front Royal (1836–)

Land area: 213 square miles

Population (2020): 40,727

Population (historic): 5,627 (1840); 6,442 (1860); 7,399 (1880); 8,837 (1900); 8,340 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1850; 1870–1900; 1910s; 1930–1950; 1960–2020

Subdivisions: One town; four CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,839 (11.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 56.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 22.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.9%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,559
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,240
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 772
Average farm size (1920): 101.6 acres
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Front Royal

Namesake: Unknown

Founding: 1788 (founding); 1802 (post office)

Population (2020): 15,011

Population (historic): 504 (1850); 705 (1870); 868 (1890); 1,133 (1910); 2,424 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1870–1950; 1960–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,164 (18.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Fairview / Joseph Shackelford House (c. 1780). 134 Golf Club Circle. Georgian.
2. Long Meadow / George Bowman Farm (1848). 1642 Long Meadow Road. Greek Revival.
3. Mount Zion / Charles Thruston House (c. 1772). 2253 Milldale Road. Georgian.
4. Mountain Home / Samuel Gardner House (1847/1869). 2471 Remount Road. Greek Revival.
5. House (c. 1900). 257 Sadlick Road. Queen Anne.
6. Erin / David Funsten Farm (1848). 5211 Winchester Road. Greek Revival.

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