Estill County, Kentucky
Founding: 1808 Parent counties: Clark and Madison Namesake: James Estill, Kentucky soldier Seat: Irvine (1813–) Land area: 253 square miles Population (2020): 14,163 Population (historic): 2,082 (1810); 5,535 (1840); 9,198 (1870); 11,669 (1900); 17,079 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1940; 1960–2000 Subdivisions: Two cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 930 (13.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 26.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $418 Average outbuilding value (1930): $168 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,832 Average farm size (1920): 33.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Irvine Namesake: William Irvine, an early r...