Smyth County, Virginia
Founding: 1832 Parent counties: Washington and Wythe Namesake: Alexander Smyth, Virginia politician Seat: Marion (1832–) Land area: 451 square miles Population (2020): 29,800 Population (historic): 6,522 (1840); 8,952 (1860); 12,160 (1880); 17,121 (1900); 25,125 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1860; 1870–1980; 1990s Subdivisions: Three towns; five CDPs National Register listings: 24 Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,908 (12.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 35.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,186 Average outbuilding value (1930): $555 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,473 Average farm size (1920): 77.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Marion Namesake: Francis Marion, Continental Army general Founding: 1832 (platting); 1835 (po