Robertson County, Kentucky

Founding: 1867
Parent counties: Bracken, Harrison, Mason, and Nicholas

Namesake: George Robertson, Kentucky politician
Seat: Mount Olivet (1867–)

Land area: 100 square miles

Population (2020): 2,193

Population (historic): 5,399 (1870); 4,900 (1900); 3,344 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1890s; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: One city

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 325 (28.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.3%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $669
Average outbuilding value (1930): $583
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 992
Average farm size (1920): 46.8 acres
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Mount Olivet

Namesake: Mount Olivet, near Jerusalem

Founding: 1850 (post office); 1851 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 347

Population (historic): 254 (1870); 352 (1900); 419 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1900; 1910–1940; 1960s; 1980s; 2000–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 105 (38.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Thomas Metcalfe Farm (c. 1810). 590 Willie Curtis Road.

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