Fleming County, Kentucky

Founding: 1798
Parent county: Mason

Namesake: John Fleming, local resident
Seat: Flemingsburg (1798–)

Land area: 349 square miles

Population (2020): 15,082

Population (historic): 5,016 (1800); 13,268 (1840); 13,398 (1870); 17,074 (1900); 12,931 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1830; 1840s; 1860–1900; 1930s; 1960–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; one CDP

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 935 (14%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 28.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.6%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $728
Average outbuilding value (1930): $569
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,123
Average farm size (1920): 50 acres
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Flemingsburg

Namesake: John Fleming, local resident

Founding: 1797 (platting); 1801 (post office); 1812 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,953

Population (historic): 123 (1800); 591 (1840); 425 (1870); 1,268 (1900); 1,265 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1797–1830; 1840–1900; 1910s; 1930s; 1950–1990; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 271 (17.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Henry Lander Farm (c. 1830). 476 Convict Pike. Greek Revival.
2. Augustus Sanford Farm (c. 1830/1910). 737 Coskery Pike. Federal/Classical Revival.
3. William Quaintance House (c. 1840). 2208 Elizaville Road. Greek Revival.
4. William Hendrick Farm (c. 1790?). 467 Helena Road.
5. Peachey Kendall House (c. 1875). 4040 Hillsboro Road. Italianate. Razed.
6. Robert Hildreth Farm (c. 1820). 2659 Junction Road.
7. Abraham Magowan Farm (c. 1820/1839). 707 Maddox Road. Federal.
8. Charles Nute Farm (c. 1870). 6344 Mount Carmel Road. Italianate.
9. Elisha Fitch Farm (c. 1860). 3022 Mount Sterling Road. Italianate.
10. Benjamin Johnson Farm (1872). 6480 Shanklin Road. Italianate.

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