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Railroads in county, C, N. 0. & T. P. 9.13, L. & N. 9.46, 

 total mileage 18.59; located in the north-central section 

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

 Boone; land rolling; splendid grazing l^d; this county 

 suited to fruit and tobacco growing; county seat, Bur- 

 lington, population 172. 



BOURBON COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 18,069; 1910, 17,462; per cent, de- 

 crease 3.4. Assessed acreage of land 183,832 (United 

 States census 194,560). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $16,739,035. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $11,085,090. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $60.30 (United States census $88.94). 

 Railroads in county, F. & C. 9.20, Kentucky Traction & 

 Terminal Co. 8.44, L. & N. 36.63, total mileage 54.27; lo- 

 cated in the central section of the State ; formed in 1785, 

 and named for the Bourbons of Fr ands gently 



rolling ; practically no timber ; some of the best blue grass 

 lands in the State are found in this county ; noted for its 

 fine stock and Burley tobacco ; county seat, Paris, popu- 

 lation 5,859. 



BOYD COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 18,834; 1910, 23,444; per cent, in- 

 crease 24.5. Assessed acreage of land 88,934 (United 

 States census 101,760). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $10,166,766. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $1,720,028. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $19.34 (United States census $17.80). 

 Railroads, Ashland Coal and Iron Ry. 13.69, C. & 0. R. 

 R. 27.03, Ohio Valley Electric Ry, 2.73, total mileage 

 ■ 43.45 ; located in tlie extreme northeastern portion of the 

 State; formed in 1860, and named for Honorable Lynn 

 Boyd; the Big Sandy flows into the Ohio at Cat- 

 lettsburg in this county; considerable bottom lands; hills 

 low and rolling; splendid stock and fruit county; some 

 timber left; county seat, Catlettsburg, population 3,550; 

 largest city, Ashland, population 8,688; the latter one 

 of the best manufacturing cities in the State. 



