Hyde County, North Carolina
Founding: 1705 Parent county: Bath Namesake: Edward Hyde, North Carolina governor Seat: Woodstock (1739–1789); Germantown (1789–1820); Lake Landing (1820–1836); Swan Quarter (1836–) Land area: 613 square miles Population (2020): 4,589 Population (historic): 4,204 (1790); 6,458 (1840); 6,445 (1870); 9,278 (1900); 8,550 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1810; 1820–1860; 1870–1900; 1920s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: Four CDPs; five townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 225 (6.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 28.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 17.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 42.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 40.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $366 Average outbuilding value (1930): $201 Number of farms (1920): 1,148 Average farm size (1920): 32.3 acres ________________________________________________________...