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

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.

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