Gilmer County, West Virginia
Founding: 1845 Parent counties: Kanawha and Lewis Namesake: Thomas Gilmer, Virginia governor Seat: Glenville (1845–) Land area: 339 square miles Population (2020): 7,408 Population (historic): 3,475 (1850); 4,338 (1870); 9,746 (1890); 11,379 (1910); 10,641 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 2000s Subdivisions: Two towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 616 (17.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 29.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 24% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $813 Average outbuilding value (1930): $369 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,526 Average farm size (1920): 80.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Glenville Namesake: A ...