Garrard County, Kentucky
Founding: 1796 Parent counties: Lincoln, Madison, and Mercer Namesake: James Garrard, Kentucky governor Seat: Lancaster (1797–) Land area: 230 square miles Population (2020): 16,953 Population (historic): 6,186 (1800); 10,480 (1840); 10,376 (1870); 12,042 (1900); 11,562 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1820; 1870s; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 853 (11.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 31.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940: 16.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $717 Average outbuilding value (1930): $490 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,929 Average farm size (1920): 57.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Lancaster ...