Meigs County, Ohio
Founding: 1819 Parent counties: Athens and Gallia Namesake: Return Meigs, Ohio governor Seats: Salisbury (1819–1822); Chester (1822–1841); Pomeroy (1841–) Land area: 430 square miles Population (2020): 22,210 Population (historic): 4,480 (1820); 26,534 (1860); 32,325 (1880); 28,620 (1900); 23,961 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880; 1910s; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: Five villages; one CDP; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,600 (23.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 40.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $850 Average outbuilding value (1930): $484 Number of farms (1920): 2,833 Average farm size (1920): 60.1 acres Sources of settlement: Virginia, Pennsylvania, Germany, New York, and New Englan...