Union County, Kentucky

Founding: 1811
Parent county: Henderson

Namesake: A traditional name
Seat: Morganfield (1812–)

Land area: 343 square miles

Population (2020): 13,668

Population (historic): 3,470 (1820); 9,012 (1850); 13,640 (1870); 21,326 (1900); 17,053 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1900; 1930s; 1960–1980

Subdivisions: Four cities; one CDP

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,035 (16.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 21.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,029
Average outbuilding value (1930): $906
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,809
Average farm size (1920): 91.2 acres
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Morganfield

Namesake: Daniel Morgan, Continental Army general

Founding: 1812 (platting); 1813 (post office); 1870 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,256

Population (historic): 295 (1830); 460 (1860); 744 (1880); 2,046 (1900); 2,551 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830; 1870–1910; 1930–1960; 1970s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 326 (18.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (c. 1910). 1308 State Route 56. Classical Revival.
2. Sylvester Pike Farm (c. 1855). 3510 State Route 141.
3. George Proctor Farm (c. 1854/1942). 1292 State Route 1180. Greek Revival.

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