Greenup County, Kentucky

Founding: 1804
Parent county: Mason

Namesake: Christopher Greenup, Kentucky politician
Seat: Greenup (1803–)

Land area: 344 square miles

Population (2020): 35,962

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1850; 1860–1880; 1890–1940; 1950–1980; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Eight cities

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,517 (9.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 29.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.5%

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, Kentucky politician

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

Population (2020): 1,095

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1890s; 1910–1930; 1940s; 1960–1980; 1990s
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.

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