Garrard County, Kentucky

Garrard County, Kentucky

Infobox U.S. County
county = Garrard County
state = Kentucky


founded year = 1797
founded date =
seat wl = Lancaster
area_total_sq_mi = 234
area_total_km2 = 606
area_land_sq_mi = 231
area_land_km2 = 599
area_water_sq_mi = 3
area_water_km2 = 7
area percentage = 1.14%
census yr = 2000
pop = 14792
density_sq_mi = 64
density_km2 = 25
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset = -4
footnotes =
web = www.garrardcounty.ky.gov
named for = James Garrard, Governor of Kentucky (1796–1804).

Garrard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is pronounced 'Gair-ad' with the third "r" silent. It was formed in 1797. As of 2000, the population was 14,792. Its county seat is LancasterGR|6. The county is named for James Garrard, Governor of Kentucky from 1796 to 1804. It is a prohibition or dry county. The county's representative to Kentucky House of Representatives is Lonnie Napier.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 234 square miles (606 km²), of which, 231 square miles (599 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (7 km²) of it (1.14%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Jessamine County (north, across the Kentucky River)
*Madison County (northeast)
*Rockcastle County (southeast)
*Lincoln County (southwest)
*Boyle County (west)
*Mercer County (northwest, across the Dix River)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1800= 6186
1810= 9186
1820= 10851
1830= 11871
1840= 10480
1850= 10237
1860= 10531
1870= 10376
1880= 11704
1890= 11138
1900= 12042
1910= 11894
1920= 12503
1930= 11562
1940= 11910
1950= 11029
1960= 9747
1970= 9457
1980= 10853
1990= 11579
2000= 14792
estimate= 17041
estyear= 2007
estref=
footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21079.txt

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 14,792 people, 5,741 households, and 4,334 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 people per square mile (25/km²). There were 6,414 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.75% White, 3.06% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 1.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,741 households out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.60% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.50% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 30.90% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,284, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $30,989 versus $21,856 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,915. About 11.60% of families and 14.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.10% of those under age 18 and 17.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Bryantsville
*Buckeye
*Cartersville
*Hyattsville
*Lancaster
*Paint Lick

ee also

*Dry counties

References

External links

* [http://www.kentuckyhighlands.com/kh/counties/garrard_county.asp The Kentucky Highlands Project]


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