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NICHOLAS COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 11,952; 1910, 10,601; per cent, de- 

 crease 11.3. Assessed acreage of land 122,169 (United 

 States census 133,120). Total assessed valuatioB tax- 

 able property $4,722,427. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $3,159,732. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $25.86 (United States census $50.89). Eail- 

 roads, L. & N., 15.75; located in the north-central por- 

 tion of the State ; formed in 1799, and named for Colonel 

 George Nicholas ; land rolling to hilly ; practically no tim- 

 ber; live stock interests large; grain and Burley tobacco 

 produced in large quantities ; county seat, Carlisle, popu- 

 lation 1,293. 



OHIO COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 27,287; 1910, 27,642; per cent, in- 

 crease 1.3. Assessed acreage of land 354,622 (United 

 States census 373,760). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $5,491,839. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $3,133,810. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $8.84 (United States census $9.97). Eail- 

 roads, I. C, 47.64; L. H. & St. L., 5.70; L. & N., 30.65; 

 total mUeage 83.99; located in the western-central por- 

 tion of the State; formed in 1798, and named for the 

 Ohio river; some timber left; this county is in the west- 

 em coal area; lands devoted to the production of live 

 stock, grain and Burley tobacco; county seat, Hartford, 

 population 976. 



OLDHAM COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 7,078; 1910, 7,248; per cent, in- 

 crease 2.4. Assessed acreage of land 115,771 (United 

 States census 115,200). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able; property $4,514,243. Assessed value of land with im- 

 provements $2,610,395. Average assessed value of land 

 per acre $22.55 (United States census $30.12). Railroads, 

 L. & N., 16.44; Louisville & Interurban By., 10.932; total 

 mileage 27.372; located in the north-central portion of 

 the State; formed in 1823, and named for Colonel "Wil- 

 liam Oldham; practically no timber left; land rolling to 

 hilly; especially adapted to fruit and vegetable produc- 



