Clark County, Kentucky

Founding: 1793
Parent counties: Bourbon and Fayette

Namesake: George Rogers Clark, Virginia militia officer
Seat: Winchester (1793–)

Land area: 252 square miles

Population (2020): 36,972

Population (historic): 7,653 (1800); 10,802 (1840); 10,882 (1870); 16,694 (1900); 17,640 (1930)

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

Subdivisions: One city

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,048 (13%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 38.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 24.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,448
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,056
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,656
Average farm size (1920): 78.3 acres
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Winchester

Namesake: Winchester, Virginia

Founding: 1793 (platting); 1793 (incorporation); 1809 (post office)

Population (2020): 19,134

Population (historic): 130 (1800); 1,047 (1840); 1,616 (1870); 5,964 (1900); 8,233 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1793–1920; 1930–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,438 (16.7%)
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