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land per acre $12.45 (United States census $27,83). Rail- 

 roads, L. & N., 14.21; L. & I., .26; total mileage 14.47; 

 located in the southern portion of the State; formed in 

 1819, and named for Captain John Simpson ; land mostly 

 level ; not much timber ; soil fertile ; grain crops and dark 

 tobacco grown in abundance; county seat, Franklin, 

 population 3,063. 



SPENCER COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 7,406; 1910, 7,567; per cent, in- 

 crease 2.2. Assessed acreage of land 116,642 (United 

 States census 119,400). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $3,005,889. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $1,867,795. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $16.20 (United States census $29.25). Rail- 

 roads, L. & N., 13.52; located in the central portion of 

 State; formed in 1824, and named for Captain Speer 

 Spencer; lands rolling to hilly; not much timber; grain 

 crops and Burley tobacco produced in abundance ; dairy 

 interest large; county seat, Taylorsville, population 622. 



TAYLOR COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 11,075; 1910, 11,961; per cent, in- 

 crease 8. Assessed acreage of land 165,172 (United 

 States census 178,560). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $2,017,400. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $1,113,092. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $6.95 (United States census $14.26). Rail- 

 roads, L. & N., 12.59 ; located in the south-central portion 

 of the State; formed in 1848, and named for General 

 Zachary Taylor, afterwards President of the United 

 States; land rolling to hilly; not much timber; splendid 

 live stock county ; grain crops and Burley tobacco grown ; 

 county seat, Campbellsville, population 1,206. 



TODD COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 17,371; 1910, 16,488; per cent, de- 

 crease 5.1. Assessed acreage of land 224,189 (United 

 States census 234,880). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $3,963,545. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $2,381,735. Average assessed value of 



