Fayette County, Kentucky

administration
Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Complex in Lexington
US state :	Kentucky
Administrative headquarters :	Lexington
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 200 East Main Street Lexington, KY 40507-1310
Foundation :	May 1, 1780
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 859
Demographics
Residents :	295,803 (2010)
Population density :	401.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	739 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
map

Website : www.lfucg.com

Fayette County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Lexington , which was named after the city of the same name in Massachusetts .

geography

The county is located northeast of the geographic center of Kentucky and has an area of 739 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Scott County , Bourbon County , Clark County , Madison County , Jessamine County, and Woodford County .

history

La Fayette

Fayette County was formed as the original county on May 1, 1780. It was one of the three counties that existed when the State of Kentucky was formed, along with Jefferson Counties and Lincoln Counties. The county comprised the area north and east of the Kentucky River . From it 37 of today's counties emerged and seven more received parts from it. The county's final boundaries were set in 1799. It was named after Marie-Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette , a supporter in the American War of Independence .

On January 1, 1974, the county council and the City of Lexington formed a consolidated city-county , administered by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government .

Fayette County has three National Historic Landmarks , the Keeneland Race Course , the Old Morrison building of Transylvania University and Ashland , Henry Clay's mansion . A total of 170 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 7, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	18,410	-
1800	14,028	-23.8%
1810	21,370	52.3%
1820	23,250	8.8%
1830	25,098	7.9%
1840	22,194	-11.6%
1850	22,735	2.4%
1860	22,599	-0.6%
1870	26,656	18%
1880	29,023	8.9%
1890	35,698	23%
1900	42,071	17.9%
1910	47,715	13.4%
1920	54,664	14.6%
1930	68,543	25.4%
1940	78,899	15.1%
1950	100,746	27.7%
1960	131.906	30.9%
1970	174,323	32.2%
1980	204.165	17.1%
1990	225,366	10.4%
2000	260,512	15.6%
2010	295,803	13.5%
1790-1890 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Fayette County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Old County Courthouse of Fayette County in Lexington

Confederate Soldier Monument in Lexington

Fayette County's population was 260,512 as of the 2000 census . Of these, 12,723 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 108,288 households and 62,915 families. The population density was 354 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 81.04 percent white, 13.48 percent African American, 0.19 percent Native American, 2.46 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.21 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.58 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.29 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 108,288 households, 27.3 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 43.5 percent were married couples living together, 11.5 percent were single mothers, 41.9 percent were non-families, 31.7 percent were single households, and 7.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.90.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 21.3 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 14.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 33.2 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 10.0 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 94.3 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 39,813 , and the median income for a family is $ 53,264. Males had a median income of $ 36,166 versus $ 26,964 for females. The per capita income was $ 23,109. 8.2 percent of families and 12.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line. These included 14.3 percent of children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 8.6 percent of senior citizens aged 65 and over.

Places in the county

Web links

Commons : Fayette County (Kentucky) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 516880. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kentucky . National Park Service , accessed September 7, 2017.

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 7, 2017.

^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 18, 2011

↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011

↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2

^ Fayette County, Kentucky , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

38.04 -84.46Coordinates: 38 ° 2 ′ N , 84 ° 28 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 516880. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kentucky . National Park Service , accessed September 7, 2017.

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 7, 2017.

[4] US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 18, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011