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King and Queen County, Virginia

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Founding:  1691 Parent county:  New Kent Namesake:  King William III and Queen Mary II of England Seat:  King and Queen Court House (1691–) Land area:  315 square miles Population (2020):  6,608 Population (historic):  9,377 (1790); 10,862 (1840); 9,709 (1870); 9,265 (1900); 7,618 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1820; 1870s; 1900s; 1970–2010 Subdivisions:  One CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  363 (10.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  25.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  20.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  35.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  34.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $899 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $281 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,534 Average farm size (1920):  36.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   King and Q...