Nottoway County, Virginia
Founding: 1789 Parent county: Amelia Namesake: The Nottoway River Seat: Nottoway (1789–) Land area: 314 square miles Population (2020): 15,642 Population (historic): 9,401 (1800); 9,719 (1840); 9,291 (1870); 12,366 (1900); 14,866 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1800; 1810–1830; 1850–1940; 1970–2010 Subdivisions: Three towns; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,168 (17.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 31.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 24.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,121 Average outbuilding value (1930): $415 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,058 Average farm size (1920): 35.8 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Nottoway Namesake: Nottoway County Foundin...