Kanawha County, West Virginia
Founding: 1789 Parent counties: Greenbrier and Montgomery Namesake: The Kanawha River Seat: Charleston (1789–) Land area: 902 square miles Population (2020): 180,745 Population (historic): 3,239 (1800); 13,567 (1840); 22,349 (1870); 54,696 (1900); 157,667 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1960 Subdivisions: Six cities; eight towns; 12 CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 11,631 (12.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 30.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11% Average farmhouse value (1930): $897 Average outbuilding value (1930): $430 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,952 Average farm size (1920): 40.8 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Charleston Namesake: Unknown Founding: 1788...