Patrick County, Virginia
Founding: 1791 Parent county: Patrick Henry Namesake: Patrick Henry, Virginia politician Seat: Stuart (1791–) Land area: 483 square miles Population (2020): 17,608 Population (historic): 4,331 (1800); 8,032 (1840); 10,161 (1870); 15,403 (1900); 15,787 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1850; 1860–1910; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: One town; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 806 (7.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 29.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $608 Average outbuilding value (1930): $245 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,844 Average farm size (1920): 34.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Stuart Name...