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Fleming County, Kentucky
Fleming County, Kentucky courthouse 2
Fleming County courthouse in Flemingsburg
Map of Kentucky highlighting Fleming County
Location in the state of Kentucky
Map of the U.S
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Founded 1798
Named for John Fleming (1735–1791), early settler of Kentucky
Seat Flemingsburg
Largest city Flemingsburg
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

351 sq mi (909 km²)
349 sq mi (904 km²)
2.8 sq mi (7 km²), 0.8%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

15,082 increase
Congressional district 6th
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website www.flemingkychamber.com

Fleming County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,082.[1] Its county seat is Flemingsburg.[2] The county was formed in 1798 and named for Colonel John Fleming, an Indian fighter and early settler.[3][4] It is a moist county. In 1998, the Kentucky General Assembly designated Fleming County as the Covered Bridge Capital of Kentucky.[5]

History[]

Fleming County was established in 1798 from land given by Mason County.[6] The first courthouse, possibly built of logs, was replaced in 1830 and again in 1952.[7]

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 351 square miles (910 km2), of which 349 square miles (900 km2) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) (0.8%) is water.[8]

Adjacent counties[]

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1800 5,016
1810 8,947 78.4%
1820 12,186 36.2%
1830 13,499 10.8%
1840 13,268 −1.7%
1850 13,914 4.9%
1860 12,489 −10.2%
1870 13,398 7.3%
1880 15,221 13.6%
1890 16,078 5.6%
1900 17,074 6.2%
1910 16,066 −5.9%
1920 15,614 −2.8%
1930 12,931 −17.2%
1940 13,327 3.1%
1950 11,962 −10.2%
1960 10,890 −9.0%
1970 11,366 4.4%
1980 12,323 8.4%
1990 12,292 −0.3%
2000 13,792 12.2%
2010 14,348 4.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11]
1990-2000[12] 2010-2020[13]

As of the census[14] of 2000, there were 13,792 people, 5,367 households, and 3,966 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile (15/km2). There were 6,120 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.33% White, 1.41% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,367 households, out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.10% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.40% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,990, and the median income for a family was $33,300. Males had a median income of $26,463 versus $19,895 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,214. About 14.80% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.90% of those under age 18 and 20.10% of those age 65 or over.

Politics[]

United States presidential election results for Fleming County, Kentucky[15]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 5,534 78.30% 1,474 20.85% 60 0.85%
2016 4,722 75.43% 1,348 21.53% 190 3.04%
2012 3,780 65.38% 1,911 33.05% 91 1.57%
2008 3,432 58.85% 2,279 39.08% 121 2.07%
2004 3,749 60.44% 2,406 38.79% 48 0.77%
2000 3,282 63.37% 1,813 35.01% 84 1.62%
1996 2,313 48.55% 1,913 40.16% 538 11.29%
1992 2,045 39.82% 2,257 43.95% 833 16.22%
1988 2,409 53.27% 2,086 46.13% 27 0.60%
1984 2,824 63.33% 1,616 36.24% 19 0.43%
1980 2,189 50.73% 2,051 47.53% 75 1.74%
1976 1,647 41.35% 2,317 58.17% 19 0.48%
1972 2,484 62.38% 1,455 36.54% 43 1.08%
1968 2,220 53.28% 1,406 33.74% 541 12.98%
1964 1,668 38.33% 2,678 61.53% 6 0.14%
1960 2,777 55.62% 2,216 44.38% 0 0.00%
1956 2,744 51.97% 2,519 47.71% 17 0.32%
1952 2,592 51.33% 2,446 48.44% 12 0.24%
1948 2,088 42.66% 2,722 55.62% 84 1.72%
1944 2,666 50.38% 2,612 49.36% 14 0.26%
1940 2,855 48.65% 2,999 51.11% 14 0.24%
1936 2,749 48.66% 2,879 50.96% 21 0.37%
1932 2,638 43.08% 3,442 56.21% 44 0.72%
1928 3,798 64.50% 2,086 35.43% 4 0.07%
1924 2,572 49.38% 2,590 49.72% 47 0.90%
1920 2,960 45.72% 3,488 53.88% 26 0.40%
1916 1,836 44.60% 2,240 54.41% 41 1.00%
1912 1,400 36.77% 1,915 50.30% 492 12.92%
1908 1,984 48.43% 2,057 50.21% 56 1.37%
1904 1,707 48.79% 1,712 48.93% 80 2.29%
1900 2,109 48.71% 2,180 50.35% 41 0.95%
1896 1,935 47.97% 2,013 49.90% 86 2.13%
1892 1,567 44.22% 1,787 50.42% 190 5.36%
1888 1,711 47.20% 1,813 50.01% 101 2.79%
1884 1,542 47.32% 1,677 51.46% 40 1.23%
1880 1,368 46.00% 1,592 53.53% 14 0.47%



Communities[]

Cities[]

  • Ewing
  • Flemingsburg

Census-designated place[]

  • Elizaville

Unincorporated communities[]

  • Bald Hill
  • Beechburg
  • Blue Bank
  • Colfax
  • Concord
  • Cowan
  • Craintown
  • Dalesburg
  • Fairview
  • Foxport
  • Fox Valley
  • Goddard
  • Grange City
  • Hillsboro
  • Hilltop
  • Johnson Junction
  • Mount Carmel
  • Muses Mills
  • Nepton
  • Pleasureville
  • Plummers Landing
  • Poplar Grove
  • Poplar Plains
  • Ringos Mills
  • Sherburne
  • Tilton
  • Wallingford

Notable residents[]

  • Herman Chittison, jazz pianist
  • Edward Alvin Clary, US Navy Medal Of Honor Recipient, 23 March 1910
  • Willis A. Gorman, Union Army general during the American Civil War, member of U.S. House of Representatives for Indiana, and territorial governor of Minnesota
  • Claiborne Fox Jackson, Pro-Confederate Missouri governor during the early part of the Civil War
  • Alvin Saunders, United States senator from Nebraska
  • Franklin Sousley, Iwo Jima flagraiser

See also[]

  • Moist county
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Fleming County, Kentucky

References[]

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Fleming County, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/profile/Fleming_County,_Kentucky?g=0500000US21069. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 103. ISBN 0813126312. https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&q=cannon+ky&pg=PA103. 
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off.. pp. 127. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ. 
  5. ^ Kentucky State Symbols Archived January 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Collins, Lewis (1882). Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky: History of Kentucky, Volume 2. Collins & Company. pp. 26. https://books.google.com/books?id=gZFQAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA26. 
  7. ^ Hogan, Roseann Reinemuth (1992). Kentucky Ancestry: A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research. Ancestry Publishing. pp. 230. ISBN 9780916489496. https://books.google.com/books?id=hAVlVS29NKIC&q=%22bell+county%22+1914+1918+1976&pg=PA230. 
  8. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_21.txt. 
  9. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  10. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  11. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ky190090.txt. 
  12. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  13. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21/21069.html. 
  14. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov. 
  15. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 

External links[]

Coordinates: 38°22′N 83°41′W / 38.37, -83.69


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