Vinton County, Ohio
Founding: 1850 Parent counties: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, and Ross Namesake: Samuel Vinton, Ohio politician Seats: McArthur (1850–) Land area: 412 square miles Population (2020): 12,800 Population (historic): 9,353 (1850); 17,223 (1880); 15,330 (1900); 10,287 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: Four villages; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 796 (12.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16% Average farmhouse value (1930): $673 Average outbuilding value (1930): $409 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,598 Average farm size (1920): 74.4 acres Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ireland __________________...