Washington County, North Carolina

Founding: 1799
Parent county: Tyrrell
Namesake: George Washington, U.S. president
Seat: Roper (1801–1823); Plymouth (1823–)
Land area: 348 square miles
Population (2020): 11,003
Population (historic): 2,422 (1800); 4,525 (1840); 6,516 (1870); 10,608 (1900); 11,603 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1830; 1840–1980
Subdivisions: Three towns; four townships
National Register listings: 10
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 658 (10.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 28.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 41.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $563
Average outbuilding value (1930): $274

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 1,110
Average farm size (1920): 31.9 acres
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Plymouth

 
Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps Plymouth, Massachusetts
Founding: 1787 (platting); 1792 (post office); 1807 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 3,320
Population (historic): 951 (1850); 1,389 (1870); 1,212 (1890); 2,165 (1910); 2,139 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1850; 1860s; 1880s; 1900s; 1920–1970
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 293 (15.1%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *John Garrett House (c. 1760). 1448 Garrett's Island Road.
2. *Josiah Collins Farm (c. 1835). 2634 Lake Shore Road. Greek Revival.
3. *Charles Pettigrew House (c. 1797). 373 St. David Road.