Gates County, North Carolina
Founding: 1779 Parent counties: Chowan, Hertford, and Perquimans Namesake: Horatio Gates, Continental Army officer Seat: Gatesville (1781–) Land area: 340 square miles Population (2020): 10,478 Population (historic): 5,386 (1790); 7,866 (1830); 7,724 (1870); 10,413 (1900); 10,551 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1860; 1870–1930; 1970–2010 Subdivisions: One town; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 463 (10%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 25.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 17.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 29.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $746 Average outbuilding value (1930): $238 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,583 Average farm size (1920): 31 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Gatesville Nam...