Edmonson County, Kentucky
Founding: 1825 Parent counties: Grayson, Hart, and Warren Namesake: John Edmonson, Kentucky soldier Seat: Brownsville (1828–) Land area: 303 square miles Population (2020): 12,126 Population (historic): 2,642 (1830); 4,645 (1860); 7,222 (1880); 10,080 (1900); 11,475 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1860; 1870–1930; 1960–2010 Subdivisions: One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 390 (6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 24.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $353 Average outbuilding value (1930): $216 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,974 Average farm size (1920): 45.5 acres ___________________________________________________________________________________ Brownsville Namesak...