Bullitt County, Kentucky

Founding: 1796
Parent counties: Jefferson and Nelson

Namesake: Alexander Bullitt (1761–1816), Kentucky politician
Seat: Shepherdsville (1796–)

Land area: 297 square miles

Population (2010): 74,319

Population (historic): 3,542 (1800); 6,334 (1840); 7,781 (1870); 9,602 (1900); 8,868 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1820; 1830s; 1890s; 1940–1980; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Eight cities; one CDP

National Register listings: Nine

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,023 (3.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 26.6%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $750
Average outbuilding value (1930): $505
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,259
Average farm size (1920): 74.4 acres
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Shepherdsville

Namesake: Adam Shepherd, owner of the village site

Founding: 1793 (platting); 1806 (post office)

Population (2010): 11,222

Population (historic): 96 (1800); 278 (1830); 267 (1870); 277 (1900); 633 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1793–1830; 1910s; 1930–1980; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 149 (3.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Henry Crist House (c. 1810/1850). 1322 Maraman Lane. Greek Revival.
2. *Solomon Brooks House (1847). 4893 North Preston Highway. Greek Revival.

1. *Henry Barnes House (c. 1885). 144 North Bardstown Road. Mount Washington. Gothic Revival.