Simpson County, Kentucky
Founding: 1819 Parent counties: Allen, Logan, and Warren Namesake: John Simpson, Kentucky politician Seat: Franklin (1820–) Land area: 234 square miles Population (2020): 19,594 Population (historic): 4,852 (1820); 7,733 (1850); 9,573 (1870); 11,624 (1900); 11,336 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1900; 1920–1940; 1960–2020 Subdivisions: One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 627 (8.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $790 Average outbuilding value (1930): $559 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,698 Average farm size (1920): 74.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Franklin Namesake:...