Plank fencing on Rice Road, Fayette County

As the area became better connected to other regions, and employment opportunities increased, so, too, did housing demand. Like many small cities across the country, Lexington experienced a post-war building boom. Fayette County s population grew dramatically between 1940 and 1980 (Table 72.1). 

Source Derived from Kentucky State Data Center county population tables 

---

Fig. 72.7 Plank fencing on Rice Road, Fayette County. (T.J. Nieman photo)...

---