Fluvanna County, Virginia
Founding: 1777 Parent county: Albemarle Namesake: An obsolete alternative name for the James River Seat: Palmyra (1828–) Land area: 286 square miles Population (2020): 27,249 Population (historic): 3,921 (1790); 8,812 (1840); 9,875 (1870); 9,050 (1900); 7,466 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1860; 1870s; 1910s; 1940–2020 Subdivisions: One town; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 815 (7.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 40.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 29.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 30.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 35.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,037 Average outbuilding value (1930): $459 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,419 Average farm size (1920): 40.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Palmyra Namesake: The ancient city...