Hardy County, West Virginia
Founding: 1786 Parent county: Hampshire Namesake: Samuel Hardy, Virginia politician Seat: Moorefield (1786–) Land area: 582 square miles Population (2020): 14,299 Population (historic): 7,336 (1790); 7,622 (1840); 5,518 (1870); 8,449 (1900); 9,816 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790; 1810–1860; 1870–1940; 1970–2020 Subdivisions: Two towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,061 (12.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 49.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 16.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,017 Average outbuilding value (1930): $643 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,228 Average farm size (1920): 84.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Moorefield Namesake: ...