Summers County, West Virginia
Founding: 1871 Parent counties: Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, and Monroe Namesake: George Summers, Virginia politician Seat: Hinton (1871–) Land area: 360 square miles Population (2020): 11,959 Population (historic): 9,033 (1880); 16,265 (1900); 20,469 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1930; 1970s; 2000s Subdivisions: One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,637 (21.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 32.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 30.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $789 Average outbuilding value (1930): $338 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,965 Average farm size (1920): 44.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Hinton Namesake: John Hinton, owner of the city site Founding: 1871 (post...