Madison County, Kentucky

Founding: 1785
Parent county: Lincoln

Namesake: James Madison, U.S. president
Seat: Milford (1785–1798); 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

National Register listings: 81

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, at Mule Shed Lane. Razed.
3. *James Bogie House (1811). Bogie Mill Road, east of Mule Shed Lane.
4. Chenault Farm (c. 1855). 1377 Boonesborough Road. Italianate.
5. *Blythewood / James Blythe Farm (c. 1840). 495 Caleast Road. Federal.
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. 1810). Hubert May Road.
9. *Elk Garden / Thompson Burnam Farm (c. 1835). 148 Kirksville Road. Greek Revival.
10. *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. 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.