Mercer County, Kentucky

administration
Mercer County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP
US state :	Kentucky
Administrative headquarters :	Harrodsburg
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 134 South Main Street Harrodsburg, KY 40330-1633
Foundation :	October 17, 1785
Made up from:	Lincoln County
Area code :	001 859
Demographics
Residents :	21,331 (2010)
Population density :	32.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	656 km²
Water surface :	6 km²
map

Website : www.merceronline.com

Mercer County is a county in the US state of Kentucky . The county seat is Harrodsburg , which was named after James Harrod , a co-founder of 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 slightly northeast of the geographic center of Kentucky and has an area of 656 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Anderson County , Woodford County , Jessamine County , Garrard County , Boyle County, and Washington County .

history

Mercer

Administration building Shakertown (2005)

Mercer County was formed on October 17, 1785 from parts of Lincoln County. It was named after General Hugh Mercer , who died at the Battle of Princeton during the American Revolutionary War .

A Historic District in Mercer County has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Historic District , because of its special historical significance . A total of 71 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of October 12, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	7091	-
1800	9646	36%
1810	12,630	30.9%
1820	15,587	23.4%
1830	17,694	13.5%
1840	18,720	5.8%
1850	14,067	-24.9%
1860	13,701	-2.6%
1870	13,144	-4.1%
1880	14,142	7.6%
1890	15,034	6.3%
1900	14,426	-4%
1910	14,063	-2.5%
1920	14,795	5.2%
1930	14,471	-2.2%
1940	14,629	1.1%
1950	14,643	0.1%
1960	14,596	-0.3%
1970	15,960	9.3%
1980	19,011	19.1%
1990	19,148	0.7%
2000	20,817	8.7%
2010	21,331	2.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Mercer County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Daniel Curry House , listed in the NRHP

The Sutfield House , listed on the NRHP

The Herrington Lake

According to the 2000 census , Mercer County's population was 20,817. 146 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 8,423 households and 6,039 families. The population density was 32 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.00 percent white, 3.69 percent African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.47 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.63 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.96 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.27 percent of the population.

Of the 8,423 households, 31.8 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.8 percent were married couples living together, 10.4 percent were single mothers, 28.3 percent were non-families, 25.1 percent were single households and 11.6 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.93.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.4 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 7.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.5 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 14.6 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 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 $ 35,555 , and the median income for a family is $ 43,121. Males had a median income of $ 33,657 versus $ 22,418 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,972. 10.0 percent of families and 12.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 17.4 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 12.0 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 516930. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kentucky . National Park Service , accessed October 12, 2017.

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 12, 2017.

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

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

↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2

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

37.8 -84.88Coordinates: 37 ° 48 ' N , 84 ° 53' W

[1] GNIS-ID: 516930. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kentucky . National Park Service , accessed October 12, 2017.

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 12, 2017.

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

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