Fleming County, Kentucky

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Fleming County, Kentucky
Map
Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1798
Seat	Flemingsburg
Area - Total - Land - Water	351 sq mi (910 km²) 351 sq mi (909 km²) 1 sq mi (2 km²), 0.18%
Population - (2000) - Density	13,792 39/sq mi (15/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.flemingkychamber.com
Named for: John Fleming (1735–1791), early settler of Kentucky.

Fleming County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1798. As of 2000, the population is 13,792. Its county seat is Flemingsburg^[1]. The county is named for Colonel John Fleming. It's a prohibition or dry county. In 1998, the Kentucky General Assembly designated Fleming County as the Covered Bridge Capital of Kentucky.^[2]

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 Noted People from Fleming County
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Geography

Fleming County courthouse

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 351 square miles (910 km²), of which, 351 square miles (909 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.18%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Mason County (north)
Lewis County (northeast)
Rowan County (southeast)
Bath County (south)
Nicholas County (west)
Robertson County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1800	5,016	—
1810	8,947	78.4%
1820	12,186	36.2%
1830	13,499	10.8%
1840	13,268	-1.7%
1850	13,914	4.9%
1860	12,489	-10.2%
1870	13,398	7.3%
1880	15,221	13.6%
1890	16,078	5.6%
1900	17,074	6.2%
1910	16,066	-5.9%
1920	15,614	-2.8%
1930	12,931	-17.2%
1940	13,327	3.1%
1950	11,962	-10.2%
1960	10,890	-9.0%
1970	11,366	4.4%
1980	12,323	8.4%
1990	12,292	-0.3%
2000	13,792	12.2%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21069.txt

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 13,792 people, 5,367 households, and 3,966 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 6,120 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.33% White, 1.41% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,367 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.10% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,990, and the median income for a family was $33,300. Males had a median income of $26,463 versus $19,895 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,214. About 14.80% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.90% of those under age 18 and 20.10% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

Other towns, settlements, and landmarks include: Tilton, Hillsboro, Foxport, Mt. Carmel, Dalesburg, Beachburg, Pleasureville Poplargrove, Grange City, Colfax, Ringo's mill, Plummer's Landing, Muse's Mill, Walingford, Goddard, Fox Valley, Blue Bank, Sherburn, Concord, Pecksridge, Hilltop, Elizaville, Cowan, Johnson Junction, Craintown, Fairview, Poplar Plains, and Bald Hill