Greenup County, Kentucky

Founding: December 12, 1803
Parent county: Mason

Namesake: Christopher Greenup (c. 1750–1818), Kentucky politician
Seat: Greenup (1803–)

Land area: 344 square miles

Population (2010): 36,910

Population (historic): 2,369 (1810); 6,297 (1840); 11,463 (1870); 15,432 (1900); 24,554 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1830; 1840s; 1860–1880; 1890–1910; 1920s; 1950–1980

Subdivisions: Eight cities

National Register listings: 20

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,517 (9.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 29.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.2%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $532
Average outbuilding value (1930): $258
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,023
Average farm size (1920): 43.1 acres
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Greenup

Namesake: Christopher Greenup (c. 1750–1818), Kentucky politician

Founding: 1803 (platting); 1811 (post office); 1848 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 1,188

Population (historic): 507 (1870); 711 (1900); 1,125 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1910–1930; 1940s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 219 (39%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *John McConnell House and Law Office (1833–1834). 100 Harris Road. Federal.
2. *William Worthington House (c. 1855). 1120 Seaton Avenue. Greek Revival.

1. *McKee House (c. 1880). 1023 Riverside Drive. Greenup. Eastlake.