Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Founding: 1860 Parent counties: Adair, Barren, Cumberland, Green, and Monroe Namesake: Thomas Metcalfe, Kentucky governor Seat: Edmonton (1860–) Land area: 290 square miles Population (2020): 10,286 Population (historic): 7,934 (1870); 9,871 (1890); 10,453 (1910); 9,373 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1910; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2020 Subdivisions: One city; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 558 (11.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 25% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $382 Average outbuilding value (1930): $256 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,011 Average farm size (1920): 43.6 acres ___________________________________________________________________________________ Edmo...