Scott County, Kentucky

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Scott County, Kentucky
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Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1792
Seat	Georgetown
Area - Total - Land - Water	285 sq mi (739 km²) 285 sq mi (737 km²) 1 sq mi (1 km²), 0.20%
Population - (2000) - Density	33,061 116/sq mi (45/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.gtown.org

Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 33,061. Its county seat is Georgetown^[1].

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
5 Notable Current/Past Residents
6 See also
7 External references
8 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 285 square miles (739 km²), of which, 285 square miles (737 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.20%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Grant County (north)
Harrison County (northeast)
Bourbon County (east)
Fayette County (southeast)
Woodford County (southwest)
Franklin County (west)
Owen County (northwest)

[edit] History

Scott County Courthouse

Scott County was explored as early as 1774. One of the early settlers was John McClelland of Pennsylvania. The area became subject to hostile Indian attacks, and was abandoned by 1777.

In 1783, Robert Johnson established the first permanent settlement at Johnson's Station. In 1786, Maryland Catholics established the second parish in Kentucky at St. Francis, Kentucky.

Scott County was formed in 1792. It was one of the first counties created after Statehood. It was named for Revolutionary War hero, Gen. Charles Scott, who led the Kentucky Militia at the disastrous Battle of the Wabash in 1791. Gen. Scott went on to the 1794 victory at Fallen Timbers, and served as Governor from 1808 - 1812.

On November 18, 1861, Scott County native George W. Johnson was elected provisional Confederate governor of Kentucky. In the American Civil War, Scott County furnished the Union army with 118 soldiers and the Confederacy with approximately 1,000. [1]

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1800	8,007	—
1810	12,419	55.1%
1820	14,219	14.5%
1830	14,677	3.2%
1840	13,668	-6.9%
1850	14,946	9.4%
1860	14,417	-3.5%
1870	11,607	-19.5%
1880	14,965	28.9%
1890	16,546	10.6%
1900	18,076	9.2%
1910	16,956	-6.2%
1920	15,318	-9.7%
1930	14,400	-6.0%
1940	14,314	-0.6%
1950	15,141	5.8%
1960	15,376	1.6%
1970	17,948	16.7%
1980	21,813	21.5%
1990	23,867	9.4%
2000	33,061	38.5%
Est. 2007	42,954	29.9%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21209.txt

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 33,061 people, 12,110 households, and 8,985 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile (45/km²). There were 12,977 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile (18/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.94% White, 5.35% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.82% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. 1.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 12,110 households out of which 38.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were married couples living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.80% were non-families. 21.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 11.80% from 18 to 24, 32.60% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 8.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,081, and the median income for a family was $54,117. Males had a median income of $40,604 versus $25,767 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,490. About 7.30% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.00% of those under age 18 and 12.10% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] Notable Current/Past Residents

James C. C. Black - U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born in Stamping Ground.
J. Campbell Cantrill - politician, U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Georgetown in 1870.
Daniel Cook - First Attorney General of Illinois.
Basil Duke - Confederate General, took part in Morgan's Raid. Brother-in-law of John Hunt Morgan.
David French - author, A Season for Justice: Defending the Rights of the Christian Home, Church and School.
William H. Hatch - politician, U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Georgetown in 1833.
Henry P. Haun - politician, U.S. Senator from California. Born near Newton in 1815.
George W. Johnson - politician, 1st Confederate Governor of Kentucky, mortally wounded at the Battle of Shiloh.
John T. Johnson - politician, U.S. Representative from Kentucky, brother of Richard M. Johnson. Born at Great Crossings in 1788.
Richard M. Johnson - politician, Vice-President of the United States 1837-43. Born in Louisville, Ky.
Tom L. Johnson - U.S. Representative from Ohio 1891-95, Mayor of Cleveland 1901-1909. Born in Georgetown in 1854.
James F. Robinson - politician, 22nd Governor of Kentucky. Was the Federal Governor during the Civil War. Cardome in Georgetown was his family home.
John M. Robinson - politician, United States Senator from Illinois. Born in Georgetown in 1794.
Robert Ward Johnson - U.S. Senator and Confederate States Senator from Arkansas. Nephew of Richard M. Johnson.
Gustavus W. Smith - General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, Confederate Secretary of War in 1862.
Junius Ward - 19th century horsman and plantation owner, founder of Ward Hall.