Anderson County, Kentucky

Founding: 1827
Parent counties: Franklin, Mercer, and Washington

Namesake: Richard Anderson, Kentucky politician
Seat: Lawrenceburg (1827–)

Land area: 202 square miles

Population (2020): 23,852

Population (historic): 4,520 (1830); 7,404 (1860); 9,361 (1880); 10,051 (1900); 8,494 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1860; 1870–1890; 1900s; 1930–1950; 1960–2020

Subdivisions: One city

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 549 (5.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 35.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $937
Average outbuilding value (1930): $513
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,650
Average farm size (1920): 55.9 acres
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Lawrenceburg

Namesake: William Lawrence, a local landowner

Founding: 1817 (post office); 1820 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 11,728

Population (historic): 297 (1830); 393 (1870); 1,253 (1900); 1,763 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1890; 1900–1920; 1930–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 184 (3.9%)
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