Braxton County, West Virginia
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...