Owen County, Kentucky

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

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
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Owenton

Namesake: Abraham Owen, Kentucky politician

Founding: 1822 (platting); 1822 (post office); 1828 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,682

Population (historic): 143 (1830); 94 (1860); 654 (1880); 1,014 (1900); 975 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1910; 1920–1960; 1970s; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 119 (15.2%)
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