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around farming county; particular attention given to cat- 

 tle raising and feeding; county seat Richmond; popula- 

 ation 5,340; at Richmond is located the Eastern State 

 Normal School, and at Berea, in this county, is located 

 Berea College. 



MAGOFFIN COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 12,006; 1910, 13,654; per cent in- 

 crease 13.7. Assessed acreage of land 225,683 (United 

 States census 193,280). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $1,489,578. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $955,771. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $4.23 (United States census $8.03). Rail- 

 roads, (none in county) ; located in the eastern part of 

 the State; formed in 1860, and named for Grovernor 

 Beriah Magoffin; land hilly; considerable timber left; 

 large deposits of coal and ore ; good fruit section ; county 

 seat Salyersville ; population 310. 



MARION COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 16,290; 1910, 16,330; per cent, in- 

 crease .2. Assessed acreage of land 198,955 (United 

 States census 220,800). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $5,266,539. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $2,647,905. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $13.30 (United States census $23.29). Rail- 

 roads,, L. & N., 40.86; located in the central portion of 

 State; formed in 1834, and named for General Francis 

 Marion; a blue grass county; not much timber; land 

 rolling; some "knob" land; splendid live stock county; 

 county seat, Lebanon, population 3,077. 



MARSHALL COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 13,692; 1910, 15,771; per cent, in- 

 crease 15.2. Assessed acreage of land 206,573 (United 

 States census 209,280). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $3,379,361. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $2,040,465. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $9.87 (IJnited States census $15.15). Rail- 

 roads, L C, 12.20; N. C. & St. L., 17.99; total mileage 

 30.19 ; located in the western portion of the State ; formed 



