Bath County, Kentucky

Founding: 1811
Parent county: Montgomery

Namesake: Springs within the county
Seat: Owingsville (1811–)

Land area: 279 square miles

Population (2020): 12,750

Population (historic): 7,961 (1820); 12,113 (1860); 14,734 (1900); 11,075 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1850; 1870–1900; 1930s; 1960–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: Three cities

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 681 (12.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 22.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $639
Average outbuilding value (1930): $511

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,005
Average farm size (1920): 45.6 acres

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Owingsville

Namesake: Thomas Owings, owner of the village site

Founding: 1811 (platting); 1814 (post office); 1829 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,593

Population (historic): 241 (1830); 480 (1860); 773 (1880); 958 (1900); 933 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1880; 1890s; 1920–1940; 1950–1990; 2000–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 114 (12.8%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Myrtle Hill / Henry Herndon Farm (c. 1815). 695 Atkinson Road. Federal.
2. Joseph McAlister Farm (c. 1865). 108 Cameron Lane. Gothic Revival/Greek Revival.
3. Andrew Ewing House (c. 1845). 517 Slate Avenue. Greek Revival.
4. Springfield Presbyterian Church (1821). 3491 Springfield Road. Federal.
5. House (c. 1900). 691 US Highway 60. Queen Anne/Classical Revival.
6. Richard Ratliff Farm (c. 1840). 4664 Veterans Memorial Highway. Greek Revival.

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