Buckingham County, Virginia
Founding: 1761 Parent county: Albemarle Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps Buckinghamshire, England Seat: Buckingham (1761–1818); Buckingham (1818–) Land area: 580 square miles Population (2020): 16,824 Population (historic): 9,779 (1790); 18,786 (1840); 13,371 (1870); 15,266 (1900); 13,315 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1810; 1820–1840; 1850s; 1870s; 1890s; 1970–2010 Subdivisions: One town; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 707 (9.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 24.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 22.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 25.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 34% Average farmhouse value (1930): $856 Average outbuilding value (1930): $413 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,273 Average farm size (1920): 43.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Bucki...