Scott County, Kentucky
Founding: 1792
Parent county: Woodford
Namesake: Charles Scott, Kentucky governor
Seat: Georgetown (1792–)
Seat: Georgetown (1792–)
Land area: 282 square miles
Population (2020): 57,155
Population (historic): 8,007 (1800); 13,668 (1840); 11,607 (1870); 18,076 (1900); 14,400 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1830; 1840s; 1870–1900; 1940–2020
Subdivisions: Three cities
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,488 (7.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 39.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 23.2%
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 39.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 23.2%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.1%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.6%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,308Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,148
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,186
Average farm size (1920): 70.5 acres
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Georgetown
Namesake: George Washington, U.S. president
Founding: 1782 (platting as Lebanon); 1784 (incorporation); 1801 (post office)
Population (2020): 37,086
Population (historic): 348 (1800); 1,511 (1840); 1,570 (1870); 3,823 (1900); 4,229 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1860; 1870–1910; 1920–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 807 (6.3%)
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Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 807 (6.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- Allenhurst / William Craig Farm (c. 1850). 625 Cane Run Road. Greek Revival.
- Glencrest / Merritt Williams Farm (c. 1840). 1398 Cane Run Road. Greek Revival.
- John Osborne Farm (c. 1900). 822 Cincinnati Pike. Classical Revival/Romanesque.
- Henry Johnson Farm (c. 1875). 877 Cincinnati Pike. Italianate.
- James Briscoe Farm (1827). 1511 Cincinnati Pike. Federal. Ruined.
- Matthew Flournoy House (c. 1789/1855). 807 Crumbaugh Road. Greek Revival.
- Ward Hall / Junius Ward House (1853). 1782 Frankfort Road. Greek Revival.
- John Suggett Farm (c. 1795/1835). 2404 Frankfort Road. Greek Revival.
- Newton Craig Farm (c. 1830/1870). 2689 Frankfort Road. Italianate.
- Longview / David Thompson Farm (1819). 901 Galloway Road. Classical Revival.
- Cave Hill / Levi Prewitt Farm (1841). 5100 Hamilton Lane. Greek Revival.
- John Payne House (c. 1790). 124 John Payne Boulevard.
- John Garth House (c. 1840). 1875 Lemon's Mill Road. Greek Revival.
- Flournoy Farm (c. 1855). 3975 Lemon's Mill Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.
- Richland / Buford–Duke Farm (c. 1795/1835). 748 Lisle Road. Greek Revival.
- Elkwood / Sabret Offutt Farm (c. 1810). 331 Lloyd Road. Greek Revival.
- Audubon / Stephenson–Lewis Farm (c. 1830/1850). 385 Moore's Mill Road. Greek Revival.
- The Hollys / William Smith House (c. 1845). 1589 Newtown Pike. Greek Revival.
- Matthew Henry House (c. 1800). Newtown Pike and Johnson Mill Road.
- Charles Whitaker House (c. 1795). 740 Old Oxford Road. Razed.
- John Webb House (c. 1825). 1035 Old Oxford Road. Federal.
- Reuben Ford House (1842). Old Oxford Road, south of Abbey Road. Greek Revival. Razed.
- John Miller House (c. 1785/1790). 3790 Paris Pike. Greek Revival.
- Smith House (c. 1880). 5716 Paris Pike. Italianate.
- Halley Place / Samuel Halley Farm (c. 1855). 500 Payne's Depot Road. Greek Revival.
- Edge Hill / Samuel West Farm (1846/1909). 1661 Payne's Depot Road. Greek Revival.
- Warwick / Julius Blackburn Farm (1799). 389 Pea Ridge Road. Federal.
- Richard Branham Farm (c. 1795). 182 Pratt Lane. Federal.
- Payne–Desha House (c. 1815/1875). 201 Quail Run Drive. Italianate.
- Henry Herndon Farm (c. 1855). 1210 Stamping Ground Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.
- Viveon Brooking House (c. 1830). 1692 Stamping Ground Road. Federal.
- Groverland / William Viley Farm (c. 1840). 1768 Stamping Ground Road. Greek Revival.
- Clifton / Leonidas Johnson Farm (1842). 2424 Stamping Ground Road. Greek Revival.
- William Campbell House (c. 1790). Stamping Ground Road, across from White Oak Road. Razed.
- Farm (c. 1815). 693 Weisenberger Mill Road. Federal.
- Farm (c. 1910). 2301 Yarnallton Pike. Classical Revival.
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