Todd County, Kentucky

Founding: 1820
Parent counties: Christian and Logan

Namesake: John Todd, Kentucky soldier
Seat: Elkton (1820–)

Land area: 374 square miles

Population (2020): 12,243

Population (historic): 8,680 (1830); 11,575 (1860); 15,994 (1880); 17,371 (1900); 13,520 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1850; 1860–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: Three cities; one CDP

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 456 (8.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 23%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 27%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 35.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 31.9%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $456
Average outbuilding value (1930): $360
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,569
Average farm size (1920): 64.3 acres
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Elkton

Namesake: Unclear—perhaps a nearby watering hole frequented by elk

Founding: 1817 (post office); 1820 (platting); 1843 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,056

Population (historic): 474 (1840); 874 (1880); 1,123 (1900); 951 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1890; 1900s; 1930–1980; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 90 (9.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Idlewild / Elijah Sebree Farm (c. 1845). 4611 Dixie Beeline Highway. Greek Revival.
2. Farm (c. 1855). 2130 Fairground Road. Greek Revival.
3. John Gray Inn (1833). 88 Graysville Road. Federal.
4. Meriville / Charles Meriwether House (c. 1870/1905). 825 Graysville Road. Classical Revival.
5. Hazel Petrie House (c. 1840/1870s). 411 North Main Street. Federal/Italianate.
6. Farm (c. 1885). 4955 Old Trenton Road. Eastlake/Italianate.
7. House (c. 1890). 2841 Russellville Road. Queen Anne.

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