Bullitt County, Kentucky
Founding: 1797 Parent counties: Jefferson and Nelson Namesake: Alexander Bullitt, Kentucky politician Seat: Shepherdsville (1797–) Land area: 297 square miles Population (2020): 82,217 Population (historic): 3,542 (1800); 6,334 (1840); 7,781 (1870); 9,602 (1900); 8,868 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1820; 1830–1880; 1890s; 1930–2020 Subdivisions: Eight cities; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,023 (3.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 26.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $750 Average outbuilding value (1930): $505 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,259 Average farm size (1920): 74.4 acres _______________________________________________________________________________...