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

National Register listings: 15

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 Sabree Farm (c. 1845). Dixie Beeline Highway, southeast of Trenton. Greek Revival.
2. Farm (c. 1855). 2130 Fairground Road. Greek Revival.
3. *John Gray Inn (1833). 88 Graysville Road. Federal.
4. House (c. 1870/1905). 825 Graysville Road. Classical Revival.
5. 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.
8. Farm (c. 1895). 3553 Russellville Road. Queen Anne.