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Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

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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:...