Prince Edward County, Virginia

Founding: 1754
Parent county: Amelia
Namesake: Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany
Seat: Worsham (1754–1872); Farmville (1872–)
Land area: 350 square miles
Population (2020): 21,849
Population (historic): 8,100 (1790); 14,069 (1840); 12,004 (1870); 15,045 (1900); 14,520 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1830; 1860–1900; 1910s; 1930–1950; 1960–2010

Subdivisions: One town; one CDP
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 996 (10.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 29.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 32.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $882
Average outbuilding value (1930): $444

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.9 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 1,843
Average farm size (1920): 38.7 acres
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Farmville

 
Namesake: Uncertain
Founding: 1798 (founding); 1800 (post office); 1912 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 7,473
Population (historic): 1,536 (1860); 2,058 (1880); 2,471 (1900); 3,133 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1910; 1920–1950; 1960–1980; 2000–2010

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 378 (12.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Briery Presbyterian Church (1856). 181 Briery Road. Gothic Revival.
2. Longwood / Nathaniel Venable House (c. 1815/1839/1928). 1403 Johnston Drive. Greek Revival.
3. Poplar Hill / Wood–Dunnington House (c. 1840/1897). 971 Manor House Drive. Queen Anne.

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