Breathitt County, Kentucky
Founding: 1839 Parent counties: Clay, Estill, and Perry Namesake: John Breathitt, Kentucky governor Seat: Jackson (1839–) Land area: 492 square miles Population (2020): 13,718 Population (historic): 2,195 (1840); 4,980 (1860); 7,742 (1880); 14,322 (1900); 21,143 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1940; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 197 (3.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 10.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 1.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 25.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $246 Average outbuilding value (1930): $93 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,835 Average farm size (1920): 30.8 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Jackson Namesake: Andrew...