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land per acre $7.76 (United States census $12.20). No 

 railroads in county; located in the southern portion of 

 the State; formed in 1860, and named for Grovemor 

 Thomas Metcalfe ; some timber left ; land rolling to hilly ; 

 splendid live stock county; county seat, Edmonton; 

 population 300. 



MONROE COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 13,053 ; 1910, 13,663 ; per cent, in- 

 crease 4.7. Assessed acreage of land 160, 747 (United 

 States census 282,240). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $2,424,715. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $1,512,480. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $9.40 (United States census $8.26). No 

 railroads in county; located in the southern portion of 

 the State; formed in 1820, and named for James Mon- 

 roe, President of the United States; some timber left; 

 lands hilly; rich river and creek bottoms; splendid live 

 stock county; county seat, Tompkinsville, population 

 639. 



MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 12,834; 1910, 12,868; per cent, in- 

 crease .3. Assessed acreage of land 120,822 (United 

 States census 126,720). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $7,146,623. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $4,106,546. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $33.98 (United States census $56.77). Rail- 

 roads, C. & 0., 26.22; located in the middle-eastern sec- 

 tion of the State ; formed in 1796, and named for General 

 Richard Montgomery; a blue grass county; not much 

 timber left; land rolling; lands mostly devoted to the 

 production of live stock and the grain crops ; county seat, 

 Mt. Sterling, population 3,932. 



MORGAN COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 12,792; 1910, 16,259; per cent, in- 

 crease 27.1. Assessed acreage of land 226,935 (United 

 States census 233,600). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $2,749,590. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $1,871,707. Average assessed value of 



