Dickenson County, Virginia

Founding: 1880
Parent counties: Buchanan, Russell, and Wise

Namesake: William Dickenson, local politician
Seat: Ervington (1880–1882); Clintwood (1882–)

Land area: 331 square miles

Population (2020): 14,124

Population (historic): 5,077 (1890); 9,199 (1910); 16,163 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1950; 1970s

Subdivisions: Three towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 716 (9.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 21.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.3%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $542
Average outbuilding value (1930): $271
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,387
Average farm size (1920): 29.4 acres
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Clintwood

Namesake: Clinton Wood, Virginia soldier

Founding: 1882 (platting); 1882 (post office); 1894 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,377

Population (historic): 255 (1900); 342 (1910); 400 (1920); 729 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1900–1960; 1970–2000
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 43 (6.3%)
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