Craig County, Virginia
Founding: 1851 Parent counties: Botetourt, Giles, Monroe, and Roanoke Namesake: Robert Craig, Virginia politician Seat: New Castle (1851–) Land area: 330 square miles Population (2020): 4,892 Population (historic): 3,553 (1860); 3,794 (1880); 4,293 (1900); 3,562 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860; 1870–1910; 1930s; 1960–2010 Subdivisions: One town Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 396 (13.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 46.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,034 Average outbuilding value (1930): $606 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 541 Average farm size (1920): 75.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ New Castle Namesa...