Kenton County, Kentucky

Founding: 1840
Parent county: Campbell

Namesake: Simon Kenton, frontiersman
Seats: Independence (1840–) and Covington

Land area: 160 square miles

Population (2020): 169,064

Population (historic): 17,038 (1850); 36,096 (1870); 63,591 (1900); 93,534 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1930; 1940–2020

Subdivisions: 18 cities

National Register listings: 67

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 14,813 (21.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 54%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 18.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.9%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,914
Average outbuilding value (1930): $959
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,334
Average farm size (1920): 48.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Virginia, Kentucky, Germany, and Ireland
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Independence

Namesake: The concept of independence

Founding: 1840 (platting); 1840 (post office); 1842 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 28,676

Population (historic): 182 (1850); 134 (1870); 193 (1900); 260 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1870s; 1920s; 1940–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 246 (2.6%)
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Covington

Namesake: Leonard Covington, U.S. army general

Founding: 1815 (platting); 1815 (post office); 1816 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 40,961

Population (historic): 743 (1830); 16,471 (1860); 29,720 (1880); 42,938 (1900); 65,252 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1930; 1940s; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,802 (48.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *House. 693 Bromley–Crescent Springs Road. Italianate.
2. *House. 717 Bromley–Crescent Springs Road.
3. Elijah Green Farm (c. 1880). 14145 Dixie Highway. Italianate.
4. *James Williams House (c. 1865). 1296 Independence Road. Italianate.
5. *Kruempelman House (c. 1890). 101 Kruempelman Drive. Italianate.
6. *Amos Shinkle House (1866/1930s). 111 Lookout Farm Drive. Italianate.