Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
Founding: 1799 Parent counties: Christian and Logan Namesake: Peter Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania politician Seat: Greenville (1799–) Land area: 467 square miles Population (2020): 30,928 Population (historic): 1,293 (1800); 5,340 (1830); 10,725 (1860); 20,741 (1900); 37,784 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1930; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: Six cities; three CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,005 (7.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 18.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $462 Average outbuilding value (1930): $217 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,836 Average farm size (1920): 44.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Greenville Namesake:...