Patrick County, Virginia

Founding: 1791
Parent county: Patrick Henry
Namesake: Patrick Henry, Virginia politician
Seat: Stuart (1791–)
Land area: 483 square miles
Population (2020): 17,608
Population (historic): 4,331 (1800); 8,032 (1840); 10,161 (1870); 15,403 (1900); 15,787 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1850; 1860–1910; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s
Subdivisions: One town; one CDP
National Register listings: 13
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 806 (7.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 29.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.2%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $608
Average outbuilding value (1930): $245

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.5 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 2,844
Average farm size (1920): 34.4 acres
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Stuart

 
Namesake: James Stuart, Confederate general
Founding: circa 1791 (founding as Taylorsville); 1792 (incorporation); 1798 (post office)
Population (2020): 1,431
Population (historic): 332 (1890); 388 (1910); 588 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1960; 1970s; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 73 (10.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Hardin Reynolds Farm (1843). 474 Homestead Lane. Greek Revival.
2. *Aurora / Thomas Penn House (c. 1853). 2986 Penn Store Road. Italianate.