Elliott County, Kentucky
Founding: 1869 Parent counties: Carter, Lawrence, and Morgan Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps John Elliott, Kentucky politician Seat: Sandy Hook (1869–) Land area: 234 square miles Population (2020): 7,354 Population (historic): 4,433 (1870); 10,387 (1900); 7,571 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1900; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 312 (9.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 18.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 30.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $284 Average outbuilding value (1930): $181 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,537 Average farm size (1920): 54.7 acres ___________________________________________________________________________________ Sandy Hook Namesake: The Little Sandy River Founding: 1850 (platting); ...