Vance County, North Carolina

Founding: 1881
Parent counties: Franklin, Granville, and Warren
Namesake: Zebulon Vance, North Carolina politician
Seat: Henderson (1881–)
Land area: 252 square miles
Population (2020): 42,578
Population (historic): 17,581 (1890); 19,425 (1910); 27,294 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1890; 1900–1950; 1960–2010
Subdivisions: One city; two towns; one CDP; five townships
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,234 (6.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 21.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $630
Average outbuilding value (1930): $363

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.6 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 2,036
Average farm size (1920): 29.6 acres
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Henderson

 
Namesake: Leonard Henderson, North Carolina jurist
Founding: 1835 (founding); 1838 (post office); 1841 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 15,060
Population (historic): 186 (1860); 1,421 (1880); 3,746 (1900); 6,345 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1870; 1880s; 1900–1970; 1980–2000
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 396 (5.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Bobbitt Store (c. 1890). 3270 Bobbitt Road.
2. Burnside / Jones–Hunt Farm (c. 1800/1820). 960 Burnside Road. Federal.
3. William Eaton Farm (c. 1846). 3385 Charlie Grissom Road. Greek Revival.
4. Pleasant Hill / Philemon Hawkins House (1759/1850s). 670 Flemingtown Road. Federal.
5. Hibernia (c. 1800/1840). East end of Hibernia Road. Greek Revival. Razed.
6. Aspen Lawn / James Bullock House (c. 1850). Keeton Road, east of Peninsula Lane. Italianate. Razed.
7. LaGrange / William Robards House (c. 1850). 771 Nutbush Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.
8. Thomas Capehart House (c. 1867). 1454 Kittrell College Road. Gothic Revival.
9. House (18th century). Pine Ridge Road and US Highway 158. Razed.
10. Pool Rock / Taylor Farm (c. 1827/1855). 1305 Pool Rock Road. Federal/Italianate.
11. Ashland / Henderson Farm (c. 1780/1835). 5335 Satterwhite Point Road. Greek Revival.
12. St. John's Episcopal Church (1773). 112 Stagecoach Road. Georgian.
13. Cedar Walk (c. 1757). Stagecoach Road, south of Williamsboro. Razed.
14. Belvidere / William Boyd House (c. 1850/1920). 4890 Thomas Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.
15. Josiah Crudup House (c. 1835/1890). 3700 South US Highway 1. Eastlake.

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