Appomattox County, Virginia
Founding: 1845 Parent counties: Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, and Prince Edward Namesake: The Appomattox River Seat: Clover Hill (1845–1894); Appomattox (1894–) Land area: 333 square miles Population (2020): 16,119 Population (historic): 9,193 (1850); 8,950 (1870); 9,589 (1890); 8,904 (1910); 8,402 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850; 1860–1880; 1910s; 1930s; 1950–2020 Subdivisions: Two towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 544 (7.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 28.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 26.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 25.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $855 Average outbuilding value (1930): $396 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,329 Average farm size (1920): 54.7 acres ________________________________________________________...