Tyler County, West Virginia
Founding: 1814 Parent county: Ohio Namesake: John Tyler, Virginia governor Seat: Middlebourne (1814–) Land area: 256 square miles Population (2020): 8,313 Population (historic): 2,314 (1820); 5,498 (1850); 7,832 (1870); 18,252 (1900); 12,785 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1840; 1850–1900; 1970s Subdivisions: Two cities; two towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,312 (26.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 41.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17% Average farmhouse value (1930): $707 Average outbuilding value (1930): $400 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,440 Average farm size (1920): 74.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Middlebourne Namesake: Unk...