Carlisle County, Kentucky
Founding: 1886 Parent county: Ballard Namesake: John Carlisle, Kentucky politician Seat: Arlington (1886); Bardwell (1886–) Land area: 189 square miles Population (2020): 4,826 Population (historic): 7,612 (1890); 9,048 (1910); 7,363 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: Two cities; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 164 (6.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 21.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $477 Average outbuilding value (1930): $296 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,437 Average farm size (1920): 56.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Bardwell Namesake: Unknown Founding: 1874 (platting as Crittenden ); 1874 (po...