Grant County, Kentucky

administration
Grant County Courthouse
US state :	Kentucky
Administrative headquarters :	Williamstown
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 101 N. Main Street Williamstown, KY 41097-1188
Foundation :	February 12, 1820
Made up from:	Pendleton County
Area code :	001 859
Demographics
Residents :	24,662 (2010)
Population density :	36.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	675 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map

Website : grantcounty.ky.gov

Grant County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is Williamstown , named after William Arnold , who donated the land to the city. The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in northern Kentucky, about 10 km to the northwest from Indiana , about 25 km to the northeast from Ohio , and covers an area of 675 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Boone County , Kenton County , Pendleton County , Harrison County , Scott County , Owen County, and Gallatin Counties .

history

Grant County was formed on February 12, 1820 from parts of Pendleton County. It was named after Colonel John Grant.

Two of the county's structures are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of October 1, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1830	2986	-
1840	4192	40.4%
1850	6531	55.8%
1860	8356	27.9%
1870	9529	14%
1880	13,083	37.3%
1890	12,671	-3.1%
1900	13,239	4.5%
1910	10,581	-20.1%
1920	10,435	-1.4%
1930	9876	-5.4%
1940	9876	0%
1950	9809	-0.7%
1960	9489	-3.3%
1970	9999	5.4%
1980	13,308	33.1%
1990	15,737	18.3%
2000	22,384	42.2%
2010	24,662	10.2%
1830-1890 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Grant County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Williamstown Kentucky Municipal Building

According to the 2000 census , Grant County had 22,384 people in 8,175 households and 6,221 families. The population density was 33 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.31 percent white, 0.25 percent African American, 0.23 percent Native American, 0.29 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.32 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.54 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.04 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,175 households, 39.6 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 60.1 percent were married couples living together, 11.1 percent were single mothers, 23.9 percent were non-families, 19.8 percent were single households and 8.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.10 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 28.7 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 9.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 31.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 9.5 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were statistically 94.8 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 38,438 , and the median income for a family is $ 42,605. Males had a median income of $ 31,987 versus $ 23,669 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,776. 9.0 percent of families and 11.1 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 15.1 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 13.4 percent were people over 65 years of age.