Wythe County, Virginia
Founding: 1790 Parent county: Montgomery Namesake: George Wythe, Virginia jurist Seat: Wytheville (1790–) Land area: 462 square miles Population (2020): 28,290 Population (historic): 6,380 (1800); 9,375 (1840); 11,611 (1870); 20,437 (1900); 20,704 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1830; 1840–1860; 1870–1900; 1920–1950; 1960–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: Two towns; three CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,889 (13.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 40.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 13.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,364 Average outbuilding value (1930): $798 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,587 Average farm size (1920): 87.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Wytheville ...