Owen County, Kentucky
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Founding: 1819 Parent counties: Franklin, Gallatin, Pendleton, and Scott Namesake: Abraham Owen, Kentucky politician Seat: Hesler (1819–1822); Owenton (1822–) Land area: 351 square miles Population (2020): 11,278 Population (historic): 2,031 (1820); 10,444 (1850); 14,309 (1870); 17,553 (1900); 10,710 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1890; 1930s; 1970–2020 Subdivisions: Three cities National Register listings: 17 Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 660 (11.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 26.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $778 Average outbuilding value (1930): $580 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,733 Average farm size (1920): 61.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Owenton Namesake: Abraham Owen, Kentucky