Elliott County, Kentucky

Founding: 1869
Parent counties: Carter, Lawrence, and Morgan

Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps John Elliott, Kentucky politician
Seat: Sandy Hook (1869–)

Land area: 234 square miles

Population (2020): 7,354

Population (historic): 4,433 (1870); 10,387 (1900); 7,571 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: One city

National Register listings: One

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 312 (9.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 18.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 30.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $284
Average outbuilding value (1930): $181

Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,537
Average farm size (1920): 54.7 acres

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Sandy Hook

Namesake: The Little Sandy River

Founding: 1850 (platting); 1867 (post office); 1872 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 641

Population (historic): 62 (1870); 148 (1900); 155 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1890; 1900s; 1920–1950; 1960–1980; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 31 (7.7%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Farm (c. 1890). 4025 State Route 486.