Crittenden County, Kentucky
Founding: 1842 Parent county: Livingston Namesake: John Crittenden, Kentucky governor Seat: Marion (1842–) Land area: 360 square miles Population (2020): 8,990 Population (historic): 6,351 (1850); 11,688 (1880); 15,191 (1900); 11,931 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: Two cities; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 310 (6.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 18.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $401 Average outbuilding value (1930): $279 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,041 Average farm size (1920): 74.9 acres __________________________________________________________________________________ Marion Namesake: Francis Marion, Con...