Bracken County, Kentucky

Founding: 1797
Parent counties: Campbell and Mason

Namesake: William Bracken, Kentucky explorer
Seat: Augusta (1797–1833); Brooksville (1833–)

Land area: 206 square miles

Population (2020): 8,400

Population (historic): 2,606 (1800); 6,518 (1830); 11,409 (1870); 12,137 (1900); 9,616 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1880; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: Three cities

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,097 (28.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 46%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 16.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $941
Average outbuilding value (1930): $784
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,812
Average farm size (1920): 48.6 acres
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Augusta (ex-seat)

Namesake: Augusta County, Virginia

Founding: 1786 (platting); 1801 (post office); 1850 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,096

Population (historic): 143 (1800); 786 (1840); 960 (1870); 1,718 (1900); 1,675 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1840; 1850–1920; 1930s; 1970s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 299 (49.5%)
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Brooksville

Namesake: David Brooks, Kentucky senator

Founding: 1825 (post office); 1839 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 654

Population (historic): 262 (1860); 378 (1880); 565 (1900); 615 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1880; 1890s; 1910–1940; 1960–1980; 2000–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 112 (28.8%)
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