Hancock County, Kentucky

Founding: 1829
Parent counties: Breckinridge, Daviess, and Ohio

Namesake: John Hancock, Founding Father
Seat: Hawesville (1829–)

Land area: 188 square miles

Population (2020): 9,095

Population (historic): 1,515 (1830); 3,853 (1850); 6,591 (1870); 8,914 (1900); 6,147 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1890; 1930s; 1960–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 308 (8.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 19.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $505
Average outbuilding value (1930): $343
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,272
Average farm size (1920): 49.7 acres
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Hawesville

Namesake: Richard Hawes, owner of the village site

Founding: 1829 (platting); 1829 (post office); 1847 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,023

Population (historic): 1,128 (1860); 872 (1880); 1,041 (1900); 790 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860; 1870–1900; 1930–1950; 1960s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 48 (9.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. George Emmick Farm (1854). 678 Emmick Landing Road.
2. Samuel Pate Log House (c. 1822/1900). 9978 River Road.
3. Robert Beauchamp Farm (1842). 48 State Route 3543.

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