Charlotte County, Virginia

Founding: 1765
Parent county: Lunenburg
Namesake: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, British queen
Seat: Charlotte Court House (1765–)
Land area: 475 square miles
Population (2020): 11,529
Population (historic): 10,078 (1790); 14,595 (1840); 14,513 (1870); 15,343 (1900); 16,061 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1830; 1850–1880; 1890–1920; 1970s; 1990–2010
Subdivisions: Four towns
National Register listings: 20
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,038 (16.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 26.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 27.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 33.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 31.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $900
Average outbuilding value (1930): $450

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,762
Average farm size (1920): 36.2 acres
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Charlotte Court House

 
Namesake: Charlotte County
Founding: 1759 (founding as Dalstonburgh); 1794 (post office); 1874 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 756
Population (historic): 96 (1900); 329 (1910); 318 (1920); 366 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1900–1910; 1920–1940; 1950s; 1970s; 2000–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 33 (15.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Gravel Hill / George Hannah Farm (c. 1845/1914). 3990 Fearstown Road. Greek Revival.
2. *Greenfield / Isaac Read Farm (c. 1771). 718 Greenfield Road. Georgian.
3. *Staunton Hill / Charles Bruce House (1848). 1100 Magnolia Lane. Gothic Revival.
4. *Mulberry Hill / Paul Carrington Farm (c. 1790/1810). 2667 Mulberry Hill Road. Greek Revival.
5. *Annefield / Hillery Goode Farm (1858). 3200 Sunny Side Road. Italianate.
6. *Woodfork / Henry Watkins House (1829). 3704 Woodfork Road. Federal.