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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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (c. 1870). 1316 Aaron Barnett Road. Italianate.
2. Benjamin Wash Log House (c. 1791/1810). 2980 Bardstown Road.
3. Forest Hill (c. 1860). 1100 Bond–Lillard Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.
4. Prentice Distillery (1910–1912). 1224 Bond's Mill Road. Mission Revival.
5. Izard Bush Farm (c. 1845). 1741 Clifton Road. Greek Revival.
6. Samuel Hutton Log House (c. 1790). 1983 Clifton Road.
7. House (c. 1855). 1001 Fox Creek–Goshen Road. Greek Revival.
8. Thomas Paxton Farm (c. 1830). 2024 Keaton Road. Federal.
9. Ripplewood (c. 1900). 1056 Ninevah Road. Classical Revival.
10. William McBrayer House (c. 1790). 1115 Ninevah Road.
11. Waterfill House (c. 1890). 1220 Versailles Road. Queen Anne.
12. Reuben Hanks House (c. 1850). 1131 Wildcat Road. Greek Revival.
13. Thompson Farm (c. 1850). 1247 Wildcat Road. Greek Revival.

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