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46.75; located in the extreme western portion of tlie 

 State ; formed in 1824, and named for Captain Virgil Mc- 

 Cracken; not mnch timber left; land level to rolling; well 

 adapted to vegetable production, and to fruits; large 

 crops of com grown on the river bottoms; county seat, 

 Paducah, population 22,760; Paducah is the largest city 

 in the western portion of the State, and has some splendid 

 manufacturing establishments. 



McCREARY COUNTY. 



This county formed in 1912, and named for Governor 

 James B. McCreary; assessed acreage of land 273,017. 

 Total assessed valuation taxable property $1,917,048. 

 Assessed value of land with improvements $1,415,100. 

 Average assessed value of land per acre $5.18. Located 

 in the southeastern portion of the State; lands rough 

 and weU timbered; railroads, 0. N. 0. & T. P., 23.71; 

 Kentucky & Tennessee R. R., 16.27 ; total mileage, 39.98 ; 

 county seat, Whitley City, population 300. The county 

 seat was selected after a long drawn-out fight between 

 Pine Knot and the present location. This county has 

 been formed since the 1910 census. 



McLEAN COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 12,448; 1910, 13,341; per cent._ in- 

 crease 6.4. Assessed acreage of land 140,614 (United 

 States census 161,920). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $2,875,883. Assessed value of land with 

 improvement $1,719,180. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $12.27 (United States census $22.24). Rail- 

 roads, L. & N., 11.36 ; located in the middle-west section 

 of the State; formed in 1854, and named for Judge AI- 

 vey McLean; land generally level; but little timber left; 

 some coal; soil adapted to grain and fruit; county seat, 

 Calhoun, population 742. 



MEADE COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 10,533; 1910, 9,783; per cent, de- 

 crease 7.1. Assessed acreage of land 192,906 (United 

 States census 192,640). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $3,107,761. Assessed value of land with 



