Clinton County, Kentucky

 

Founding: 1835
Parent counties: Cumberland and Wayne

Namesake: DeWitt Clinton, New York governor
Seat: Paoli (1835–1837); Albany (1837–)

Land area: 197 square miles

Population (2020): 9,253

Population (historic): 3,863 (1840); 5,781 (1860); 7,212 (1880); 7,871 (1900); 9,004 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1880; 1890–1950; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: One city

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 311 (5.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 20.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $243
Average outbuilding value (1930): $149
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,518
Average farm size (1920): 43.4 acres
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Albany

Namesake: Albany, New York

Founding: 1837 (platting); 1837 (post office); 1838 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,760

Population (historic): 222 (1860); 234 (1900); 852 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860; 1900–1950; 1960–1980; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 16 (1.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Killis Huddleston House (c. 1900). 379 Caney Gap Road. Eastlake.
2. Jesse Noland House (1822–1828). 640 Cedar Knob Road. Federal.

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