Trimble County, Kentucky
Founding: 1837 Parent counties: Gallatin, Henry, and Oldham Namesake: Robert Trimble, Supreme Court justice Seat: Bedford (1837–) Land area: 152 square miles Population (2020): 8,474 Population (historic): 4,480 (1840); 5,880 (1860); 7,171 (1880); 7,272 (1900); 5,348 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1850; 1870s; 1890s; 1930s; 1960–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: Two cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 285 (7.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 30.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 14.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 23% Average farmhouse value (1930): $762 Average outbuilding value (1930): $516 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,388 Average farm size (1920): 35.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ ...