Scioto County, Ohio
Founding: 1803 Parent county: Adams Namesake: The Scioto River Seats: Alexandria (1803–1805); Portsmouth (1805–) Land area: 610 square miles Population (2020): 74,008 Population (historic): 3,399 (1810); 18,428 (1850); 33,511 (1880); 40,981 (1900); 81,221 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1940; 1950s; 1970s; 2000s Subdivisions: One city; four villages; 10 CDPs; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 8,527 (25%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 37.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 16.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,030 Average outbuilding value (1930): $750 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,762 Average farm size (1920): 46.1 acres Sources of settlement: Virginia, Germany, Pennsylvania, Irelan...