Gloucester County, Virginia

Founding: 1651
Parent county: York
Namesake: Gloucestershire, England
Seat: Gloucester (1680s–)
Land area: 218 square miles
Population (2020): 38,711
Population (historic): 13,498 (1790); 10,715 (1840); 10,211 (1870); 12,832 (1900); 11,019 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790; 1800s; 1820–1840; 1850s; 1870s; 1890s; 1940–2020
Subdivisions: Two CDPs
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,118 (6.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 43.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.5%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,196
Average outbuilding value (1930): $523
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,811
Average farm size (1920): 24.9 acres
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Gloucester

 
Namesake: Gloucester County
Founding: circa 1680 (founding); 1769 (platting); 1794 (post office)
Population (2020): 3,030
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 92 (8.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Burgh Westra / Philip Taliaferro House (1851). 8719 Burgh Westra Lane. Gothic Revival.
2. John Stubbs House (c. 1750). 3198 Cappahosic Road. Georgian.
3. Ware Anglican Church (c. 1740). 7827 Clayton Highway. Georgian.
4. Little England / John Perrin House (c. 1775). 8066 Little England Road. Georgian.
5. Kempsville / Broaddus House (c. 1750). 3314 Puller Highway. Georgian.
6. Rosewell / Mann Page Mansion Ruins (1725–1730s). 5113 Rosewell Plantation Lane. Georgian. Burned in 1916.
7. Timberneck / John Catlett House (c. 1810/1850). 3084 Timberneck Farm Road. Federal.
8. Toddsbury / Todd–Tabb Estate (c. 1740/1784). 8777 Toddsbury Lane. Georgian.
9. Airville / Dixon–Smith House (c. 1750/1836–1840). 6423 T.C. Walker Road. Greek Revival.
10. Abingdon Anglican Church (c. 1755). 4645 Washington Highway. Georgian.
11. White Hall / Samuel Byrd House (c. 1836). 5631 White Hall Road. Greek Revival.

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