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able property $3,203,298. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $1,539,175. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $7.77 (United States census $10.82). 

 Railroads, C. & 0. 31.19, Eastern Ky. Ry. 17.08, total 

 mileage 48.27 ; located in the northeastern portion of the 

 State; formed in 1803, and named for Governor Christo- 

 pher Greenup ; some timber left ; river and creek bottoms 

 fertile; hill lands are adapted to fruits, vegetables and 

 live stock ; county seat, Greenup, population 680. 



HANCOCK COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 8,914; 1910, 8,512; per cent, de- 

 crease 4.5. Assessed acreage of land 121,630 (United 

 States census 123,520). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $2,197,703. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $1,396,557. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $11.48 (United States census $14.16). 

 Railroads, L. H. & St. L. 24.10; located in the north- 

 western portion of the State; formed in 1829, and named 

 for John Hancock, president of the Continental Con- 

 gress ; this county is on the Ohio River, and has some rich 

 bottom land as well as creek bottoms; the other lands 

 are more or less hilly; timber well cut; county seat, 

 Hawesville, population 1,002. 



HARDIN COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 22,937; 1910, 22,696; per cent de- 

 crease 1.1. Assessed acreage of land 366,093 (United 

 States census 387,840). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $6,157,749. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $3,269,521. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $8.11 (United States census $14.92). 

 Railroads, I. C. 48.51, L. H. & St. L. 2.70, L. & N. 28.50, 

 total mileage 79.71; located in the west-central portion 

 of the State, in the heart of the "Pennyroyal"; formed 

 in J792, and named for Colonel John Hardin; fine river 

 and creek bottoms; uplands level to rolling; dairying in- 

 terests of this county are large; grains of all kinds 

 grown; splendid fruit county; a demonstration orchard 

 of 1,500 acres was planted here in 1913 by the State De- 



