Nottoway County, Virginia

Founding: 1789
Parent county: Amelia
Namesake: The Nottoway River
Seat: Nottoway (1789–)
Land area: 314 square miles
Population (2020): 15,642
Population (historic): 9,401 (1800); 9,719 (1840); 9,291 (1870); 12,366 (1900); 14,866 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1800; 1810–1830; 1850–1940; 1970–2010
Subdivisions: Three towns; one CDP
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,168 (17.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 31.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 24.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.6%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,121
Average outbuilding value (1930): $415
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,058
Average farm size (1920): 35.8 acres
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Nottoway

 
Namesake: Nottoway County
Founding: 1789 (founding); 1802 (post office)
Population (2020): 63
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 20 (23.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Hyde Park / Fowlkes–Scott Farm (c. 1840/1910). 6808 West Courthouse Road. Classical Revival.
2. Oak Ridge / Burwell Smith House (c. 1800). 5526 Hungarytown Road. Georgian.
3. Inverness / Dickinson–Agnew House (c. 1810/1845/1895/1907). 884 Inverness Street. Classical Revival.
4. Mountain Hall / James Jones Farm (c. 1797). 181 Mountain Hall Lane. Georgian.
5. Poplar Hill / Thomas Epes Farm (c. 1795). 2243 Old Nottoway Road. Classical Revival.
6. Millbrook / Williams Farm (c. 1840/1855). 1204 Snead Spring Road. Classical Revival.

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