Hardin County, Kentucky

administration
The Hardin County Courthouse in Elizabethtown, listed on the NRHP
US state :	Kentucky
Administrative headquarters :	Elizabethtown
Address of the administrative headquarters:	HB Fife Courthouse P.O. Box 568 100 Public Square Ste 300 Elizabethtown, KY 42701-0000
Foundation :	December 15, 1792
Made up from:	Nelson County
Area code :	001 270
Demographics
Residents :	105,543 (2010)
Population density :	64.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1631 km²
Water surface :	5 km²
map

Website : www.hcky.org

Hardin County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is Elizabethtown , which was named after the wife of Colonel Andrew Hynes , who donated the land to the founding of the city.

geography

The county is located slightly west of the geographic center of Kentucky, borders the state of Indiana to the north , separated by the Ohio River and has an area of 1,631 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Jefferson County , Bullitt County , Nelson County , LaRue County , Hart County , Grayson County , Breckinridge County, and Meade Counties .

history

Hardin County, named after Colonel John Hardin , was formed on December 15, 1792 from parts of Nelson County. In the 19th century, the neighboring districts of LaRue County, Hart County, Grayson County, Breckinridge County and Meade County were formed in whole or in part from areas of Hardin County.

A total of 90 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of October 2, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1800	3653	-
1810	7531	106.2%
1820	10,498	39.4%
1830	12,849	22.4%
1840	16,357	27.3%
1850	14,525	-11.2%
1860	15,189	4.6%
1870	15,705	3.4%
1880	22,564	43.7%
1890	21.304	-5.6%
1900	22,937	7.7%
1910	22,696	-1.1%
1920	24,287	7%
1930	20,913	-13.9%
1940	29,108	39.2%
1950	50,312	72.8%
1960	67,789	34.7%
1970	78,421	15.7%
1980	88,917	13.4%
1990	89,240	0.4%
2000	94.174	5.5%
2010	105,543	12.1%
1800-1890 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Headstones in Elizabethtown City Cemetery , listed on the NRHP

Former US Post Office in Elizabethtown, listed on the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Hardin County had 94,174 people in 34,497 households and 25,355 families. The population density was 58 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 81.99 percent white, 11.87 percent African American, 0.42 percent Native American, 1.80 percent Asian, 0.22 percent from the Pacific island area and 1.35 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.35 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.35 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 34,497 households, 38.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.8 percent were married couples living together, 11.9 percent were single mothers, 26.5 percent were non-families, 22.8 percent were single households and 7.5 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.07.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 27.6 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 10.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 31.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 9.7 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 100.5 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 37,744 , and the median income for a family is $ 43,610. Males had a median income of $ 30,743 versus $ 22,688 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,487. 8.2 percent of families and 10.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 13.5 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 8.6 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 516893. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 2, 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 11, 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

↑ Hardin County, Kentucky , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

37.7 -85.96Coordinates: 37 ° 42 ′ N , 85 ° 58 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 516893. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 2, 2017.

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

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