Grayson County, Virginia

Founding: 1793
Parent county: Wythe

Namesake: William Grayson, Virginia politician
Seat: Grayson (1794–1850); Independence (1850–)

Land area: 442 square miles

Population (2020): 15,333

Population (historic): 3,912 (1800); 9,087 (1840); 9,587 (1870); 16,853 (1900); 20,017 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1840; 1850–1910; 1920–1940; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: Three towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,601 (17.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 26.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 29.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $804
Average outbuilding value (1930): $432
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,625
Average farm size (1920): 62.5 acres
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Independence

Namesake: A traditional name

Founding: 1850 (platting); 1850 (post office)

Population (2020): 1,001

Population (historic): 429 (1940); 486 (1950)

Periods of population growth: pre-1940–1960; 1970s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 62 (10%)
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