Madison County, Kentucky

Madison County, Kentucky
Madison County courthouse in Richmond, Kentucky
Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Founded	1786
Named for	James Madison (1751–1836), Founding Father, would later become 4th President of the United States (1809–1817).
Seat	Richmond
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	443.11 sq mi (1,148 km²) 440.68 sq mi (1,141 km²) 2.42 sq mi (6 km²), 0.55%
Population  - (2008 (est.))  - Density	82,292 161/sq mi (62/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	www.madisoncountyky.us

Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2008, the population was 82,192. Its county seat is Richmond.^[1] The county is named for Virginia statesman James Madison, who later became the fourth President of the United States. This is also where famous pioneer Daniel Boone lived and built Fort Boonesborough, now a state historic site. Madison County is part of the Richmond-Berea micropolitan area.

It is considered a moist county, meaning that the county prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages (a dry county), but contains a city where retail alcohol sales are allowed, specifically Richmond (although two of the city's 19 precincts are dry.^[2]). Alcohol can also be sold by the drink by the Arlington and Bull Run golf clubs. In addition, the Acres of Land Winery is authorized to make and sell wine, and is also allowed to sell beer and wine by the drink at its on-site restaurant.^[3]

Madison County is home to Eastern Kentucky University and Bybee Pottery,(closed February 2011) one of the oldest pottery operations in the United States.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 443.11 square miles (1,147.6 km²), of which 440.68 square miles (1,141.4 km²) (or 99.45%) is land and 2.42 square miles (6.3 km²) (or 0.55%) is water.^[5]

Adjacent counties

• Fayette County (north)
• Clark County (northeast)
• Estill County (east)
• Jackson County (southeast)
• Rockcastle County (south)
• Garrard County (southwest)
• Jessamine County (northwest)

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	5,772		—
1800	10,490		81.7%
1810	15,540		48.1%
1820	15,954		2.7%
1830	18,751		17.5%
1840	16,355		−12.8%
1850	15,727		−3.8%
1860	17,207		9.4%
1870	19,543		13.6%
1880	22,052		12.8%
1890	24,348		10.4%
1900	25,607		5.2%
1910	26,951		5.2%
1920	26,284		−2.5%
1930	27,621		5.1%
1940	28,541		3.3%
1950	31,179		9.2%
1960	33,482		7.4%
1970	42,730		27.6%
1980	53,352		24.9%
1990	57,508		7.8%
2000	70,872		23.2%
2010	82,916		17.0%
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As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 70,872 people, 27,152 households, and 18,218 families residing in the county. The population density was 161 per square mile (62 /km²). There were 29,595 housing units at an average density of 67 per square mile (26 /km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.01% White, 4.44% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

There were 27,152 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.10% were married couples living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.90.

By age, 21.90% were under 18, 18.80% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 20.10% from 45 to 64, and 9.80% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. Both the relatively large 18-to-24 population and the relatively low median age can be explained by the presence of Eastern Kentucky University, and to a considerably lesser extent Berea College. For every 100 females there were 93.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,861, and the median income for a family was $41,383. Males had a median income of $31,974 versus $22,487 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,790. About 12.00% of families and 16.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.80% of those under age 18 and 17.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

• Boonesboro
• Berea
• Richmond
• Waco

See also

Kentucky portal

• Lonnie Napier (1940- ) - one of the current representatives for House District 36 in the Kentucky House of Representatives.
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Kentucky

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ Lanier, Yvette (2007-08-01). "Berea votes down alcohol sales again". Lexington Herald-Leader. http://kentucky.com/454/story/138641.html. Retrieved 2007-08-01. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Wet & Dry Counties in Kentucky" (PDF). Kentucky Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Archived from the original on March 15, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070315092139/http://www.abc.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/88403470-8A7E-410C-9816-8B520F7649C8/0/WetDryList.pdf. Retrieved March 21, 2007. 
4. ^ Foust, Michele. "200-year-old Kentucky pottery business a sight to see ", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2007-02-25. Retrieved on February 23, 2009.
5. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
6. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Madison County government's website
• Madison County school district's website
• The Kentucky Highlands Project
• List of Madison County historic places on Placeography

Coordinates: 37°43′N 84°17′W / 37.72°N 84.28°W / 37.72; -84.28