McCracken County, Kentucky
Founding: 1825 (declared in 1821) Parent county: Livingston Namesake: Virgil McCracken, Kentucky soldier Seat: Wilmington (1827–1832); Paducah (1832–) Land area: 249 square miles Population (2020): 67,875 Population (historic): 1,297 (1830); 10,360 (1860); 16,262 (1880); 28,733 (1900); 46,271 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1830–2020 Subdivisions: One city; four CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,837 (8.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 25.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $857 Average outbuilding value (1930): $502 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,128 Average farm size (1920): 47.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Pa...