Henderson County, Kentucky

Founding: 1799
Parent county: Christian

Namesake: Richard Henderson, land speculator
Seat: Henderson (1799–)

Land area: 437 square miles

Population (2020): 44,793

Population (historic): 1,468 (1800); 6,659 (1830); 18,457 (1870); 32,907 (1900); 26,295 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1900; 1930–2010

Subdivisions: Three cities; three CDPs

National Register listings: 28

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,416 (11.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 26.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.2%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $749
Average outbuilding value (1930): $541
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,949
Average farm size (1920): 68.3 acres
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Henderson

Namesake: Richard Henderson, land speculator

Founding: 1797 (platting); 1801 (post office); 1840 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 27,981

Population (historic): 205 (1800); 484 (1830); 4,171 (1870); 10,272 (1900); 11,668 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800; 1840–1920; 1930–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,616 (12.1%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Forest Grove / John McCormick Farm (c. 1855). 6200 State Route 351. Italianate.
2. *The Elms / William Barret Farm (1852). 2665 US Highway 60. Italianate/Greek Revival.
3. *Jackson McClain House (c. 1850/1905). 3497 US Highway 60. Classical Revival.
4. *Barbour–Soaper Log House (c. 1808/1834). 2323 Zion Road.