Ballard County, Kentucky
Founding: 1842 Parent counties: Hickman and McCracken Namesake: Bland Ballard, Kentucky politician Seat: Blandville (1842–1882); Wickliffe (1882–) Land area: 247 square miles Population (2020): 7,728 Population (historic): 5,496 (1850); 12,576 (1870); 8,390 (1890); 12,690 (1910); 9,910 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1910; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: Five cities; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 250 (6.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 16.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $505 Average outbuilding value (1930): $356 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,979 Average farm size (1920): 55.1 acres ________________________________________________________________________________...