Frederick County, Virginia
Founding: 1743 (declared in 1738) Parent county: Orange Namesake: Frederick, Prince of Wales Seat: Winchester (1744–) Land area: 414 square miles Population (2020): 91,419 Population (historic): 19,681 (1790); 14,242 (1840); 16,596 (1870); 13,239 (1900); 13,167 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1800; 1810–1830; 1840–1890; 1920–2020 Subdivisions: One city; two towns; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,055 (6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 57.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 30.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,791 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,199 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,725 Average farm size (1920): 82.8 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Winchester Namesake...