Edmonson County, Kentucky

Founding: 1825
Parent counties: Grayson, Hart, and Warren

Namesake: John Edmonson, Kentucky soldier
Seat: Brownsville (1828–)

Land area: 303 square miles

Population (2020): 12,126

Population (historic): 2,642 (1830); 4,645 (1860); 7,222 (1880); 10,080 (1900); 11,475 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1860; 1870–1930; 1960–2010

Subdivisions: One city

National Register listings: 24

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 390 (6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 24.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $353
Average outbuilding value (1930): $216

Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,974
Average farm size (1920): 45.5 acres

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Brownsville

Namesake: Unknown

Founding: 1826 (platting); 1826 (post office); 1828 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 875

Population (historic): 229 (1830); 116 (1880); 234 (1900); 359 (1930)

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 19 (4.5%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Mill Hole Farm / Hardin Camp House. 3221 Chaumont Road.
2. *William Ford House (c. 1830). 15095 Louisville Road. Federal.