Jefferson County, Kentucky (Formed 1780) Land Area Year Population (sq.mi) Density 2010 741,096 380.4 1,948.1 2000 693,604 385.1 1,801.1 1990 664,937 385.1 1,726.7 1980 685,004 385.1 1,778.8 1970 695,055 385.1 1,804.9 1960 610,947 385.1 1,586.5 1950 484,615 385.1 1,258.4 1940 385,392 385.1 1,000.8 1930 355,350 385.1 922.7 1920 286,369 385.1 743.6 1910 262,920 387.0 679.4 1900 232,549 371.0 626.8 1890 188,598 371.0 508.4 1880 146,010 381.9 382.3 1870 118,953 381.9 311.5 1860 89,404 384.0 232.8 1850 59,831 381.9 156.7 1840 36,346 383.6 94.7 1830 23,979 380.7 63.0 1820 20,768 476.7 43.6 1810 13,399 503.2 26.6 1800 8,754 502.5 17.4 1790 4,765 1,810.8 2.6