Johnson County, Kentucky

Founding: 1843
Parent counties: Floyd, Lawrence, and Morgan

Namesake: Richard Johnson, U.S. vice president
Seat: Paintsville (1843–)

Land area: 262 square miles

Population (2020): 22,680

Population (historic): 3,873 (1850); 7,494 (1870); 13,730 (1900); 22,968 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1940; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: One city

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 813 (7.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 21.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $426
Average outbuilding value (1930): $143
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,185
Average farm size (1920): 42.4 acres
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Paintsville

Namesake: Paint Creek

Founding: 1824 (post office); 1826 (platting); 1834 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 4,312

Population (historic): 247 (1870); 541 (1900); 2,411 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1930; 1940s; 1980s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 297 (14.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Daniel Davis House (1888). 1104 3rd Street. Queen Anne.
2. John LeMaster Log House (c. 1870). Winn Road, west of Gullett Branch. Razed.

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