Northampton County, Virginia
Founding: 1634 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Northamptonshire, England Seat: Eastville (1690–) Land area: 212 square miles Population (2020): 12,282 Population (historic): 6,889 (1790); 7,715 (1840); 8,046 (1870); 13,770 (1900); 18,565 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790; 1800–1830; 1850–1930; 1970s Subdivisions: Five town; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,489 (20%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 38.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 17.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,249 Average outbuilding value (1930): $964 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,259 Average farm size (1920): 38.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Eastville Namesake: Perhaps ...