Roane County, West Virginia
Founding: 1856 Parent counties: Gilmer, Jackson, and Kanawha Namesake: Spencer Roane, Virginia politician Seat: Spencer (1856–) Land area: 484 square miles Population (2020): 14,028 Population (historic): 5,381 (1860); 12,184 (1880); 19,852 (1900); 19,478 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1910; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: One city; one town Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,473 (19.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $969 Average outbuilding value (1930): $438 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,448 Average farm size (1920): 78.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Spencer Namesake...