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Crittenden County, Kentucky

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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...