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

National Register listings: 16

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.