Nicholasville
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| Nicholasville | |
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 Jessamine County Courthouse |
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| Location in Kentucky | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1837 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Kentucky |
| County : | Jessamine County |
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 53 ′ N , 84 ° 35 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 19,680 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 894.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 22.0 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 286 m |
| Postcodes : | 40340, 40356 |
| Area code : | +1 859 |
| FIPS : | 21-56136 |
| GNIS ID : | 0499462 |
| Website : | www.nicholasville.org |
| Mayor : | Russ Meyer |
Nicholasville is the fourteenth largest city in the US state of Kentucky and the county seat of Jessamine County .
The city, named after George Nicholas , an attorney general , had 19,680 residents as of the 2000 census . In 2004, an estimate of 22,878 inhabitants was assumed. The city itself extends over an area of 22 km 2 .
Nicholasville has 93.05% of the population with white skin color, second place is occupied by African Americans with 4.38%. The rest are made up of members of other ethnic groups. 40% of the population are 24 years old or younger; the average age is 31 years.
The average annual income of one of the 7,370 households is USD 37,462. 11.5% of all residents live below the poverty line .
Lexington is a major business partner of Nicholasville .
sons and daughters of the town
- Thomas Burton Hanly (1812–1880), lawyer and politician
- John C. Watts (1902–1971), politician
- Charles K. Duncan (1911-1994), Admiral
