Tucker County, West Virginia
Founding: 1856 Parent county: Randolph Namesake: Henry Tucker, Virginia politician Seat: St. George (1856–1893); Parsons (1893–) Land area: 419 square miles Population (2020): 6,762 Population (historic): 1,428 (1860); 3,151 (1880); 13,433 (1900); 13,374 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1910; 1970s Subdivisions: Two cities; three towns; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,218 (22.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 30.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 42.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $572 Average outbuilding value (1930): $373 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 724 Average farm size (1920): 49.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Parsons Namesake: ...