Northumberland County, Virginia

Founding: 1648
Parent county: York
Namesake: Northumberland, England
Seat: Heathsville (1681–)
Land area: 191 square miles
Population (2020): 11,839
Population (historic): 9,163 (1790); 7,924 (1840); 6,863 (1870); 9,486 (1900); 11,081 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790; 1800s; 1850s; 1870s; 1890–1920; 1950s; 1970–2010
Subdivisions: One CDP
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,152 (12.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 45.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,151
Average outbuilding value (1930): $366
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,534
Average farm size (1920): 30.1 acres
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Heathsville

 
Namesake: John Heath, Virginia politician
Founding: circa 1681 (founding); 1792 (post office)
Population (2020): 136
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 24 (36.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Ditchley / Kendall Lee Farm (c. 1762). 1571 Ditchley Road. Georgian.
2. Wheatland / William Harding Farm (c. 1840/1848). 2438 Lewisetta Road. Greek Revival.
3. Thomas Wolf Farm (1826). 13077 Northumberland Highway. Federal.
4. Versailles / Samuel Burgess House (1857). 14659 Northumberland Highway. Greek Revival.
5. Springfield / William Harding Farm (1828–1830/1850). 287 Rowe's Landing Road. Federal.

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