Gallatin County, Kentucky

Founding: 1798
Parent counties: Franklin and Shelby

Namesake: Albert Gallatin, Pennsylvania politician
Seat: Carrollton (1798–1837); Warsaw (1837–)

Land area: 101 square miles

Population (2020): 8,690

Population (historic): 1,291 (1800); 4,003 (1840); 5,074 (1870); 5,163 (1900); 4,437 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1820; 1840s; 1890s; 1970–2000

Subdivisions: Three cities

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 344 (8.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 32.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.4%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $755
Average outbuilding value (1930): $492
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 802
Average farm size (1920): 70.3 acres
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Warsaw

Namesake: Warsaw, Poland

Founding: 1815 (platting as Fredericksburg); 1816 (post office); 1833 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,761

Population (historic): 658 (1860); 666 (1880); 785 (1900); 800 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1870; 1880–1910; 1930s; 1950–1980; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 155 (17.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William Gridley Farm (c. 1875). 439 Gridley Hill Road. Italianate.
2. William Payne House (c. 1855). 400 West Main Street. Greek Revival.
3. Benjamin Turley Farm (1865). 131 State Route 465.
4. Jamison Log House (c. 1810). 199 State Route 467.
5. Heritage Hall / James McDanell House (1869/1889). 85 US Highway 42. Greek Revival.
6. John Gex Farm (c. 1855). 4381 US Highway 42. Greek Revival.
7. Albert Craig House (c. 1855). US Highway 42, near Agniels Creek. Italianate. Razed.

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