Oldham County, Kentucky
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 _______________________________________________________________...