Leslie County, Kentucky
Founding: 1878 Parent counties: Clay, Harlan, and Perry Namesake: Preston Leslie, Kentucky governor Seat: Hyden (1878–) Land area: 401 square miles Population (2020): 10,513 Population (historic): 3,740 (1880); 6,753 (1900); 10,765 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1950; 1960–1980 Subdivisions: One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 186 (3.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 10.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $341 Average outbuilding value (1930): $96 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,695 Average farm size (1920): 27.4 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Hyden Namesake: John Hyden, Kentucky senator Founding: 1878 (platting); 1879 (post office); 1882 (incor...