Boyd County, Kentucky
Founding: 1860 Parent counties: Carter, Greenup, and Lawrence Namesake: Linn Boyd, Kentucky politician Seat: Catlettsburg (1860–) Land area: 160 square miles Population (2020): 48,261 Population (historic): 8,573 (1870); 14,033 (1890); 23,444 (1910); 43,849 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1980 Subdivisions: Two cities; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,241 (15%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 35.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 31.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,136 Average outbuilding value (1930): $622 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 830 Average farm size (1920): 61.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Catlettsburg Namesake: The Catl...