Middlesex County, Virginia

Founding: 1674
Parent county: Lancaster

Namesake: Middlesex, England
Seat: Stormont (1673–1685); Urbanna (1685–1849); Saluda (1849–)

Land area: 130 square miles

Population (2020): 10,625

Population (historic): 4,140 (1790); 4,392 (1840); 4,981 (1870); 8,220 (1900); 7,273 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1810; 1820–1850; 1860–1910; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: One town; two CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 750 (10.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 17.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 25.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.5%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,268
Average outbuilding value (1930): $551
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,387
Average farm size (1920): 22.8 acres

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Urbanna (ex-seat)

Namesake: Unknown

Founding: 1680 (founding); 1776 (post office); 1902 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 492

Population (historic): 163 (1880); 475 (1910); 432 (1930)

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 70 (17.8%)

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Saluda

Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps a Cherokee word

Founding: 1846 (post office)

Population (2020): 627

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 50 (33.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Christ Anglican Church (c. 1725). 56 Christ Church Lane. Georgian.
2. Oakenham (c. 1837). 643 Gloucester Road. Federal.
3. Lower Anglican Chapel (1714–1717). 72 Lower Church Road. Georgian.
4. Hewick / Christopher Robinson Farm (c. 1750/1849). 5123 Old Virginia Road.
5. Deer Chase / Cary Farm (c. 1740). 2328 Stormont Road. Georgian.
6. Wilton / William Churchill House (1763). 1425 Twiggs Ferry Road. Georgian.

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