Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Founding: 1778 Parent counties: Botetourt and Montgomery Namesake: The Greenbrier River Seat: Lewisburg (1780–) Land area: 1,020 square miles Population (2020): 32,608 Population (historic): 6,015 (1790); 8,695 (1840); 11,417 (1870); 20,683 (1900); 35,878 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790; 1800–1830; 1840–1860; 1870–1950; 1970s; 2000s Subdivisions: Three cities; four towns; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,665 (19%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 37.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 20% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,207 Average outbuilding value (1930): $616 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,439 Average farm size (1920): 61.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Lewisburg Namesake: ...