Montgomery County, Kentucky

Founding: 1796
Parent county: Clark

Namesake: Richard Montgomery, Continental Army general
Seat: Mount Sterling (1796–)

Land area: 197 square miles

Population (2020): 28,114

Population (historic): 7,082 (1800); 9,332 (1840); 7,557 (1870); 12,834 (1900); 11,660 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1810; 1820s; 1840s; 1870–1910; 1930–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: Three cities

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 610 (5.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 28.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 13.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,228
Average outbuilding value (1930): $984
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,475
Average farm size (1920): 65.6 acres
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Mount Sterling

Namesake: Unclear—perhaps Stirling, Scotland

Founding: 1792 (platting); 1807 (post office); 1852 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 7,558

Population (historic): 83 (1800); 585 (1840); 744 (1860); 2,087 (1880); 3,561 (1900); 4,350 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1840; 1850–1890; 1900–1960; 1970s; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 402 (12.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Edgeleigh / Richard Apperson House (c. 1845). 105 Apperson Heights. Greek Revival.
2. Anderson Chenault House (c. 1845). 1223 Camargo Road. Greek Revival.
3. Ralph Morgan Farm (1796). 4001 Harper's Ridge Road.
4. Matthew Anderson Farm (remodeled c. 1870). West of Levee Road, north of Levee. Italianate.
5. Happy Hill / Enoch Smith House (c. 1810). 721 Maplewood Drive. Federal.
6. Deer Park / Nathaniel Young Farm (c. 1810). 3161 Maysville Road. Federal.
7. Hillcrest (c. 1920). 4004 Maysville Road. Classical Revival/Craftsman.
8. William Winn House (c. 1880). 425 North Maysville Street. Italianate.
9. Mount Ayr / Thomas Grubbs House (c. 1830). 641 North Maysville Street. Federal.
10. Rosedale / James Magowan House (c. 1860). 1504 Old Owingsville Road. Greek Revival.
11. George Goodpaster Farm (c. 1850). 2603 Paris Pike. Greek Revival.
12. James Prewitt Farm (c. 1870). 2268 Prewitt Pike. Italianate.
13. House (c. 1810). 2181 Stepstone Road. Razed.
14. The Pines / William Chiles House (c. 1810). 125 Swiss Stone Way. Federal.
15. Cherrywood / Josiah Reid Farm (c. 1835/1875). 2537 Winchester Road. Italianate.

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