Putnam County, West Virginia
Founding: 1848 Parent counties: Cabell, Kanawha, and Mason Namesake: Israel Putnam, Continental Army officer Seat: Winfield (1848–) Land area: 346 square miles Population (2020): 57,440 Population (historic): 5,335 (1850); 7,794 (1870); 14,342 (1890); 18,587 (1910); 16,737 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1910; 1930–2020 Subdivisions: Two cities; five towns; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,234 (5.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 35.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $753 Average outbuilding value (1930): $435 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,956 Average farm size (1920): 60.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ ...