Laurel County, Kentucky
Founding: 1826 Parent counties: Clay, Knox, Rockcastle, and Whitley Namesake: The Laurel River Seat: London (1826–) Land area: 434 square miles Population (2020): 62,613 Population (historic): 2,206 (1830); 5,488 (1860); 9,131 (1880); 17,592 (1900); 21,109 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1910; 1920–1950; 1960–2020 Subdivisions: One city; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,050 (4.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 16.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $402 Average outbuilding value (1930): $173 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,937 Average farm size (1920): 35.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ London Namesake: Londo...