Carroll County, Kentucky

Founding: 1838
Parent counties: Gallatin and Trimble

Namesake: Charles Carroll, Maryland politician
Seat: Carrollton (1838–)

Land area: 129 square miles

Population (2020): 10,810

Population (historic): 3,966 (1840); 6,578 (1860); 8,953 (1880); 9,825 (1900); 8,155 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1860; 1870–1900; 1910s; 1930s; 1960–2010

Subdivisions: Five cities

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 668 (14.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 19%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $917
Average outbuilding value (1930): $789
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,086
Average farm size (1920): 54.6 acres
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Carrollton

Namesake: Charles Carroll, Maryland politician

Founding: 1794 (platting as Port William); 1807 (post office); 1838 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,890

Population (historic): 120 (1810); 323 (1830); 1,098 (1870); 2,205 (1900); 2,409 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1860; 1870–1900; 1910–1950; 1960–1980; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 322 (21.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Henry Ogburn House (c. 1845). 321 Deatherage Drive. Greek Revival.
2. Grass Hills / Lewis Sanders House (1823). 2086 Dividing Ridge Road.
3. Richlawn / Ralph Barker House (1923). 1705 Highland Avenue. Eclectic.
4. Richard Masterson House (c. 1790). 2113 Highland Avenue.
5. John Hoggins Farm (c. 1850). 7770 East State Route 36. Greek Revival. Razed.
6. David Giltner House (c. 1850). 6497 West State Route 36. Federal. Razed.
7. William White House (c. 1837). 6733 West State Route 36. Federal. Razed.
8. Passmore Owen Farm (c. 1870). 7601 West State Route 36. Italianate.
9. Fern Hill / George Fern Farm (1840). 7801 West State Route 36. Greek Revival.
10. Fern Farm (c. 1855). 8133 West State Route 36. Greek Revival.
11. Cornelius DeWeese House (c. 1845). West State Route 36, west of DeWeese Creek. Italianate. Razed.
12. Philip Turpin Farm (1859). 1608 State Route 227. Greek Revival/Italianate.
13. Chatz Dean House (c. 1830). 5399 State Route 227. Federal.
14. Henry Wise House (1862). 6870 East US Highway 42. Greek Revival/Italianate. Razed.

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