Boyle County, Kentucky
Founding: 1842 Parent counties: Lincoln and Mercer Namesake: John Boyle, Kentucky politician Seat: Danville (1842–) Land area: 180 square miles Population (2020): 30,614 Population (historic): 9,116 (1850); 9,515 (1870); 13,817 (1900); 16,282 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1960; 1970–2020 Subdivisions: Three cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,252 (10.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 30.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,300 Average outbuilding value (1930): $886 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,394 Average farm size (1920): 62.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Danville Namesake: Unclear—perhaps Walker Daniel...