Barbour County, West Virginia
Founding: 1843 Parent counties: Harrison, Lewis, and Randolph Namesake: Philip Barbour, Virginia politician Seat: Philippi (1843–) Land area: 341 square miles Population (2020): 15,465 Population (historic): 9,005 (1850); 10,312 (1870); 12,702 (1890); 15,858 (1910); 18,628 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850; 1860–1940; 1970s; 2000s Subdivisions: One city; two towns; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,942 (24.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 10.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $877 Average outbuilding value (1930): $399 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,837 Average farm size (1920): 71.2 acres _____________________________________________________________________________...