Grayson County, Kentucky

Founding: 1810
Parent counties: Hardin and Ohio

Namesake: William Grayson, Virginia politician
Seat: Leitchfield (1810–)

Land area: 497 square miles

Population (2020): 26,420

Population (historic): 4,055 (1820); 6,837 (1850); 11,580 (1870); 19,878 (1900); 17,055 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820; 1830–1910; 1930s; 1960–2020

Subdivisions: Three cities; one CDP

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 827 (6.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 21.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 25%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.1%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $316
Average outbuilding value (1930): $215
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,362
Average farm size (1920): 59.1 acres
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Leitchfield

Namesake: David Leitch, owner of the city site

Founding: 1810 (platting); 1813 (post office); 1866 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 6,404

Population (historic): 226 (1860); 491 (1880); 914 (1900); 950 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1920; 1930–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 109 (3.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. The Cedars / Benjamin Rogers House (1847). 1468 Grayson Springs Road.
2. Willis Green House (c. 1830/1879). 55 Jenny Green Road. Italianate.

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