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Oldham County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state and commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,607. [1] Its county seat is La Grange. [2] The county is named for Colonel William Oldham. Oldham County is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Oldham Local Studies and Archives holds the archives for the town of Oldham. The archives are held at Union Street, Oldham, and run by Oldham Council. [1] The archives date back to 1597 and include local authority records for the areas of Chadderton, Crompton, Failsworth, Lees, Oldham, Royton and Saddleworth. [1] [2]
Location of Oldham County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Oldham County, Kentucky. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
The Ohio River, which formed the county's northern border until the creation of Daviess and Hancock counties 23,626: 594 sq mi (1,538 km 2) Oldham County: 185: La Grange: 1823: Henry County, Jefferson County and Shelby County: William Oldham (1753–91), Revolutionary War colonel 70,183: 189 sq mi (490 km 2) Owen County: 187: Owenton: 1819
Isabelle Blevins, a senior at Oldham County High and a leader in the school's theatre department, is the Courier Journal Student of the Week. From on-stage roles to leadership positions within ...
Oldham County History Center: La Grange: Oldham: Derby Region: Local history: website, operated by the Oldham County Historical Society, includes the Peyton Samuel Head Family Museum, J.C. Barnett Archives and Library, and the Robb Morris Chapel Old State Capitol: Frankfort: Franklin: Bluegrass: Historic site: Operated by the Kentucky ...
As of the census [6] of 2010, there were 909 people, 304 households, and 261 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,655.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,797.6/km 2).
La Grange was founded in 1827 when the Oldham County seat was relocated from Westport at the suggestion of Major William Berry Taylor. The new town was named for Château de la Grange-Bléneau, the French country estate of Gilbert du Motier, the American Revolutionary hero better known as the Marquis de Lafayette, who had visited the area in 1824. [10]