Prince Edward County, Virginia
Founding: 1754 Parent county: Amelia Namesake: Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany Seat: Worsham (1754–1872); Farmville (1872–) Land area: 350 square miles Population (2020): 21,849 Population (historic): 8,100 (1790); 14,069 (1840); 12,004 (1870); 15,045 (1900); 14,520 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1830; 1860–1900; 1910s; 1930–1950; 1960–2010 Subdivisions: One town; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 996 (10.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 29.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 32.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $882 Average outbuilding value (1930): $444 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,843 Average farm size (1920): 38.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Farmv...