Wirt County, West Virginia
Founding: 1848 Parent counties: Jackson and Wood Namesake: William Wirt, U.S. attorney general Seat: Elizabeth (1848–) Land area: 233 square miles Population (2020): 5,194 Population (historic): 3,353 (1850); 7,104 (1880); 10,284 (1900); 6,358 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1930s; 1970–2000 Subdivisions: One town Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 408 (12.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 38.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $781 Average outbuilding value (1930): $434 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,187 Average farm size (1920): 63.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Elizabeth Namesake: Elizabeth Beaucha...