Doddridge County, West Virginia
Founding: 1845 Parent counties: Harrison, Lewis, and Ritchie Namesake: Philip Doddridge, Virginia politician Seat: West Union (1845–) Land area: 320 square miles Population (2020): 7,808 Population (historic): 2,750 (1850); 7,076 (1870); 12,183 (1890); 12,672 (1910); 10,488 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: One town Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 984 (25%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 39.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $846 Average outbuilding value (1930): $395 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,439 Average farm size (1920): 82.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ West Union ...