Pendleton County, Kentucky (Formed 1799) Land Area Year Population (sq.mi) Density 2010 14,877 277.2 53.7 2000 14,390 280.5 51.3 1990 12,036 280.0 43.0 1980 10,989 280.0 39.2 1970 9,949 280.0 35.5 1960 9,968 280.0 35.6 1950 9,610 280.0 34.3 1940 10,392 280.0 37.1 1930 10,876 280.0 38.8 1920 11,719 280.0 41.9 1910 11,985 279.0 43.0 1900 14,947 255.0 58.6 1890 16,346 255.0 64.1 1880 16,702 279.0 59.9 1870 14,030 279.0 50.3 1860 10,443 278.7 37.5 1850 6,774 279.8 24.2 1840 4,455 278.7 16.0 1830 3,863 288.0 13.4 1820 3,086 297.8 10.4 1810 3,061 596.7 5.1 1800 1,613 595.8 2.7