Raleigh County, West Virginia
Founding: 1850 Parent county: Fayette Namesake: Walter Raleigh, English explorer Seat: Beckley (1850–) Land area: 605 square miles Population (2020): 74,591 Population (historic): 1,765 (1850); 3,673 (1870); 9,597 (1890); 25,633 (1910); 68,072 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1950; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: One city; three towns; 15 CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,716 (13%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 24.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $840 Average outbuilding value (1930): $364 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,578 Average farm size (1920): 38.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Beckley Namesake: A...