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Braxton County, West Virginia

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Founding:  1836 Parent counties:  Kanawha, Lewis, Nicholas, and Randolph Namesake:  Carter Braxton, Virginia politician Seat:  Sutton (1836–) Land area:  511 square miles Population (2020):  12,447 Population (historic):  2,575 (1840); 4,992 (1860); 9,787 (1880); 18,904 (1900); 22,579 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1920; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions:  Four towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,224 (16.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  25.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  4.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  32.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  20.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $669 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $327 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,599 Average farm size (1920):  64.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Sutton N...