Martin County, Kentucky

Founding: 1870
Parent counties: Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, and Pike

Namesake: John Martin, Kentucky politician
Seat: Warfield (1870–1873); Inez (1873–)

Land area: 230 square miles

Population (2020): 11,287

Population (historic): 3,057 (1880); 5,780 (1900); 8,584 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1950; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities

National Register listings: Two

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 262 (5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 14%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $323
Average outbuilding value (1930): $115
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,087
Average farm size (1920): 25.1 acres
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Inez

Namesake: Unclear—perhaps a local resident

Founding: 1873 (platting); 1874 (post office); 1942 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 546

Population (historic): 108 (1880); 412 (1900); 622 (1950)

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 14 (3.4%)
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