McCreary County, Kentucky
Founding: 1912 Parent counties: Pulaski, Wayne, and Whitley Namesake: James McCreary, Kentucky governor Seat: Whitley City (1912–) Land area: 427 square miles Population (2020): 16,888 Population (historic): 11,676 (1920); 14,627 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1920–1950; 1960–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: Three CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 386 (5.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 13.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 38.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 35.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $260 Average outbuilding value (1930): $96 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,161 Average farm size (1920): 23.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Whitley City Namesake: William Whitley, early Kentucky resident Founding: 1912 (post office) ...