LaRue County, Kentucky

Founding: 1843
Parent county: Hardin

Namesake: John LaRue, local settler
Seat: Hodgenville (1843–)

Land area: 262 square miles

Population (2020): 14,867

Population (historic): 5,859 (1850); 8,235 (1870); 10,764 (1900); 9,093 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1890s; 1930–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: One city; two CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 838 (13.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 26.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 25.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $710
Average outbuilding value (1930): $510
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,569
Average farm size (1920): 69.7 acres
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Hodgenville

Namesake: Robert Hodgen, owner of the city site

Founding: 1818 (platting); 1826 (post office); 1836 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,235

Population (historic): 404 (1870); 825 (1900); 1,104 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870; 1880–1900; 1910–1970; 1980–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 334 (22.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Joseph Miller House (c. 1850). 769 Blanton Road. Greek Revival.
2. Robert Thomas House (1849/1900). 335 Brooks Road. Gothic Revival.
3. Walter Burch Farm (c. 1825). 950 Spalding Road. Federal.

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