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Oldham County, Kentucky

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Founding:  1824 Parent counties:  Henry, Jefferson, and Shelby Namesake:  William Oldham, Continental Army colonel Seat:  Westport (1824–1827); LaGrange (1827–) Land area:  187 square miles Population (2020):  67,607 Population (historic):  9,588 (1830); 7,283 (1860); 7,667 (1880); 7,078 (1900); 7,402 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830; 1840s; 1860s; 1890–1920; 1930–2020 Subdivisions:  Six cities; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  699 (3.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  32.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  23.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,003 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,505 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,086 Average farm size (1920):  74.6 acres _______________________________________________________________...