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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