Wolfe County, Kentucky
Founding: 1860 Parent counties: Breathitt, Morgan, Owsley, and Powell Namesake: Nathaniel Wolfe, Kentucky politician Seat: Campton (1860–) Land area: 222 square miles Population (2020): 6,562 Population (historic): 3,603 (1870); 7,180 (1890); 9,864 (1910); 8,425 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1910; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: One city; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 237 (6.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 10.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $309 Average outbuilding value (1930): $157 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,299 Average farm size (1920): 57.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Campton Namesake: Swift Camp Creek Founding: 1...