Franklin County, Kentucky

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Franklin County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse
administration
US state : Kentucky
Administrative headquarters : Frankfort
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
313 West Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40601-1807
Foundation : December 7, 1794
Made up from: Mercer County
Shelby County
Woodford County
Area code : 001 502
Demographics
Residents : 49,285  (2010)
Population density : 90.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 549 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Franklin County within Kentucky

Franklin County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is Frankfort , which is also the capital of the state. The city was named after Stephen Frank , who was killed here by Indians.

geography

The county is located in north-central Kentucky, 65 km to the northwest from Indiana , 90 km to the northeast from Ohio , and covers an area of ​​549 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Owen County , Scott County , Woodford County , Anderson County , Shelby County, and Henry County .

history

Benjamin Franklin

Franklin County was formed on December 7, 1794 from parts of Mercer County, Shelby County and Woodford County. It was named after the statesman Benjamin Franklin .

Before 1800 there were only four houses where South Frankfort is today. In 1798 a ferry across the Kentucky River was set up around 2 km above Frankfort . A. March 1, 1806, the first county courthouse was completed. On January 18, 1812, the first bridge over the Kentucky River was inaugurated near Frankfort. It was 334 feet long and 65 feet high in the center. In 1813, William Arnold and John A. McDowell opened the first law firm in Frankfort.

There are two National Historic Landmarks in Franklin County , Liberty Hall and the Old State Capitol . A total of 57 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%
1800 5078 -
1810 8013 57.8%
1820 11,024 37.6%
1830 9254 -16.1%
1840 9420 1.8%
1850 12,462 32.3%
1860 12,694 1.9%
1870 15,300 20.5%
1880 18,699 22.2%
1890 21,267 13.7%
1900 20,852 -2%
1910 21,135 1.4%
1920 19,357 -8.4%
1930 21,064 8.8%
1940 23,308 10.7%
1950 25,933 11.3%
1960 29,421 13.5%
1970 34,481 17.2%
1980 41,830 21.3%
1990 43,781 4.7%
2000 47,687 8.9%
2010 49,285 3.4%
1800-1890

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Franklin County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Kentucky Governors Mansion , listed on the NRHP
Old Kentucky Governor's Mansion , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Franklin County had 47,687 people in 19,907 households and 12,840 families. The population density was 87 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 87.98 percent white, 9.36 percent African American, 0.13 percent Native American, 0.72 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.55 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.24 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.11 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 19,907 households, 29.5 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 48.7 percent were married couples living together, 12.2 percent were single mothers, 35.5 percent were non-families, 30.4 percent were single households, and 10.6 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.86 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.6 percent of residents under the age of 18, 9.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 30.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 12.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years or older, there were 89.7 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 40,011 , and the median income for a family is $ 51,052. Males had a median income of $ 32,826 versus $ 26,201 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,229. 6.9 percent of families and 10.7 percent of the population are below the poverty line. Of these, 12.8 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 12.2 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 516883. 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
  6. ↑ 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@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  7. ^ Franklin County, Kentucky , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 38 ° 14 ′  N , 84 ° 53 ′  W