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\ BOYLfe COUNTY, 



Population iboO, 13,817; 1910, 14,668; per cent, in- 

 crease 6.2. Assessed acreage of land 109,065 (United 

 States census 119,040). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $9,687,236. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $4,320,611. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $39.61 (United States census $55.83). 

 Railroads in county, C, N. 0. & T. P. 10.42, L. & N. R. 

 R. 15.36, Southern Ry. in Kentucky 2.00, total mileage 

 27.78 ; located in central portion of the State, south of the 

 Kentucky River; formed in 1842, and named for ex-Chief 

 Justice John B|Oyle ; one of the best Blue Grass counties ; 

 small in area; practically no timber; great live stock and 

 tobacco county; county seat, Danville, population 5,420; 

 famous Central University located at Danville. 



BRACKEN COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 12,137; 1910, 10,308; per cent, de- 

 crease 15.1. Assessed acreage of land 123,855 (United 

 States census 130,560). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $3,825,227. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $2,278,339. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $18.39 (United States census $32.25). 

 Railroads in county, C. & 0. 19.29, Brooksville R. R. 10.00, 

 total mileage 29.29; located in the northeastern section 

 of the State; formed in 1796, and named for William 

 Bracken; land rolling, timber mostly cut; stock raising 

 and Burley tobacco growing principal industries ; splen- 

 did fruit county; county seat, Brooksville, population 

 492 ; largest city, Augusta, population 1,787. 



BREATHITT COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 14,322; 1910, 17,540; per cent, in- 

 crease 22.5. Assessed acreage of land 346,908 (United 

 States census 309,120). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $3,041,057. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $1,952,619. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $5.62 (United States census $7.93). 

 Railroads, L. & N. 36.77, Ohio & Kentucky R. R. 13.82, 

 total mileage 50.59 ; located in the eastern section of the 

 State; formed in 1839, and named for Governor John 



