Charles City County, Virginia
Founding: 1634 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Charles I, King of England Seat: City Point (1634–1639); Westover (1639–1730); Charles City (1730–) Land area: 183 square miles Population (2020): 6,773 Population (historic): 5,588 (1790); 4,774 (1840); 4,975 (1870); 5,040 (1900); 4,881 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790; 1810–1830; 1840–1860; 1870s; 1900s; 1920s; 1940–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: One CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 217 (6.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 28.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 20.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $880 Average outbuilding value (1930): $541 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 614 Average farm size (1920): 46.6 acres ____________________________________________________________...