Washington County, Kentucky

Founding: 1792
Parent county: Nelson

Namesake: George Washington, U.S. president
Seat: Springfield (1793–)

Land area: 297 square miles

Population (2020): 12,027

Population (historic): 9,050 (1800); 19,017 (1830); 11,575 (1860); 14,182 (1900); 12,623 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1830; 1840s; 1860–1880; 1890s; 1910s; 1930s; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: Three cities

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 862 (16.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 32.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $880
Average outbuilding value (1930): $606
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,499
Average farm size (1920): 56.8 acres
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Springfield

Namesake: A traditional name

Founding: 1793 (platting); 1796 (post office); 1847 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,846

Population (historic): 164 (1800); 618 (1830); 502 (1870); 1,016 (1900); 1,487 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1830; 1860–1920; 1930–1980; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 266 (20.4%)
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