Powell County, Kentucky
Founding: 1852 Parent counties: Clark, Estill, and Montgomery Namesake: Lazarus Powell, Kentucky governor Seat: Stanton (1852–) Land area: 179 square miles Population (2020): 13,129 Population (historic): 2,257 (1860); 3,639 (1880); 6,443 (1900); 5,800 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1910s; 1930s; 1960–2000; 2010s Subdivisions: Two cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 265 (4.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 12.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $418 Average outbuilding value (1930): $236 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 844 Average farm size (1920): 37.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Stanton Namesake: Richard S...