Madison County, Kentucky

Founding: 1786
Parent county: Lincoln

Namesake: James Madison, U.S. president
Seat: Milford (1786–1798); Richmond (1798–)

Land area: 437 square miles

Population (2020): 92,701

Population (historic): 5,772 (1790); 18,751 (1830); 19,543 (1870); 25,607 (1900); 27,621 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1830; 1850–1910; 1920–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,334 (3.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 22.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.2%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $911
Average outbuilding value (1930): $564

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,558
Average farm size (1920): 62.4 acres

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Richmond

Namesake: Richmond, Virginia

Founding: 1798 (platting); 1806 (post office); 1809 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 34,585

Population (historic): 110 (1800); 822 (1840); 1,629 (1870); 4,653 (1900); 6,495 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1798–1830; 1850–1890; 1900–1980; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 608 (4.2%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Adam Rogers House (1811). 101 Battlefield Memorial Parkway. Federal.
2. Andrew Bogie House (1796). Bogie Mill Road and Mule Shed Lane. Razed.
3. Chenault Farm (c. 1855). 1377 Boonesborough Road. Italianate.
4. Blythewood / James Blythe Farm (c. 1840). 495 Caleast Road. Federal.
5. Webber Sale Farm (c. 1875). 595 Charlie Norris Road. Italianate.
6. Nathan Hawkins House (1790). 1920 Curtis Pike.
7. William Walker Farm (c. 1795/1845). 880 Duncannon Lane. Greek Revival.
8. Stephen Murphy House (c. 1800). Hubert May Road, east of Paint Lick Creek.
9. Elk Garden / Thompson Burnam Farm (c. 1835). 148 Kirksville Road. Greek Revival.
10. Golden Oak Farm / Mary Covington Farm (1911–1912). 2366 Lancaster Road. Classical Revival.
11. Arlington / William Arnold Estate (c. 1905). 1510 Lexington Road. Classical Revival.
12. Brutus Clay House (1880). 1615 Lexington Road. Queen Anne.
13. Isaac Newland House (c. 1795). 2494 Lexington Road. Razed.
14. Homelands / David Crews Farm (1812/1840). 2956 Lexington Road. Greek Revival.
15. James Mason Farm (c. 1853). 928 Menelaus Road. Greek Revival.
16. Duncannon / Hieatt–Duncan Farm (c. 1830/1857–1858). 1068 Parrish Road. Federal.
17. William Miller Farm (c. 1835). 1099 Parrish Road. Federal.
18. William Morrison House (c. 1805). Poosey Ridge Road, south of Moran Mill Road. Federal.
19. Charles Walker House (c. 1830). 291 Tate's Creek Road. Federal.
20. Merritt Jones Log Tavern (c. 1850). US Highway 421, north of Rockcastle County line. Razed.
21. Whitehall / Clay Farm (1798–1799/1860s). 500 Whitehall Shrine Road. Italianate.

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