Wise County, Virginia
Founding: 1856 Parent counties: Lee, Russell, and Scott Namesake: Henry Wise, Virginia governor Seat: Wise (1856–) Land area: 403 square miles Population (2020): 36,130 Population (historic): 4,508 (1860); 7,772 (1880); 19,653 (1900); 51,167 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1950; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: One city; six towns; eight CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,001 (11.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 20.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $820 Average outbuilding value (1930): $311 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,067 Average farm size (1920): 33.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Wise Namesake: Henry Wise, Virgi...