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Grant County, Kentucky
Grant County Courthouse
The Grant County historic courthouse in Williamstown
Map of Kentucky highlighting Grant County
Location in the state of Kentucky
Map of the U.S
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Founded 1820
Seat Williamstown
Largest city Williamstown
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

261 sq mi (676 km²)
258 sq mi (668 km²)
2.8 sq mi (7 km²), 1.1%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

24,941
Congressional district 4th
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website grantcounty.ky.gov

Grant County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,941.[1] Its county seat is Williamstown.[2] The county was formed in 1820 and named for Colonel John Grant,[3] who led a party of settlers in 1779 to establish Grant's Station, in today's Bourbon County, Kentucky. Grant County is included in the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Grant County residents voted to allow full alcohol sales in the county by a margin of 56% to 44% in a special election on December 22, 2015.[4] In the 19th century, Grant County contained multiple saloons.[5]

The Grant County News, established in 1906 and published in Williamstown, is preserved on microfilm by the University of Kentucky Libraries. The microfilm holdings are listed in a master negative database on the UK Libraries Preservation and Digital Programs website.[6]

History[]

Grant County was established in 1820 from land taken from Pendleton County. The historic courthouse, built in 1939, replaced two earlier structures. A new judicial center was completed in April 2010.[7] In 1975, many residents reported seeing a UFO at Williamstown Lake.[8]

Geography[]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 261 square miles (680 km2), of which 258 square miles (670 km2) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) (1.1%) is water.[9]

Adjacent counties[]

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1830 2,986
1840 4,192 40.4%
1850 6,531 55.8%
1860 8,356 27.9%
1870 9,529 14.0%
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 9,876 −5.4%
1940 9,876 0%
1950 9,809 −0.7%
1960 9,489 −3.3%
1970 9,999 5.4%
1980 13,308 33.1%
1990 15,737 18.3%
2000 22,384 42.2%
2010 24,682 10.3%
Est. 2021 25,244 [10] 12.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]
1790-1960[12] 1900-1990[13]
1990-2000[14] 2010-2020[1]

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,384 people, 8,175 households, and 6,221 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 per square mile (33 /km2). There were 9,306 housing units at an average density of 36 per square mile (14 /km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.31% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,175 households, out of which 39.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.10% were married couples living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.90% were non-families. 19.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.70% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 31.50% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 9.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,438, and the median income for a family was $42,605. Males had a median income of $31,987 versus $23,669 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,776. About 9.00% of families and 11.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.10% of those under age 18 and 13.40% of those age 65 or over.

Education[]

Grant County Library

The Grant County Library

Grant County has six schools: Crittenden Mt Zion (CMZ), Dry Ridge Elementary (DRE), Sherman Elementary (SES), Mason Corinth Elementary (MCE), Grant County Middle School (GCMS), Grant County High School (GCHS) and Williamstown Independent Schools (WES)- (WMS) – (WHS).

Grant County's only library is located in Williamstown.

Politics[]

United States presidential election results for Grant County, Kentucky[15]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 8,725 78.55% 2,205 19.85% 178 1.60%
2016 7,268 76.03% 1,910 19.98% 381 3.99%
2012 5,664 65.80% 2,810 32.64% 134 1.56%
2008 5,510 62.94% 3,112 35.55% 132 1.51%
2004 5,951 67.44% 2,818 31.94% 55 0.62%
2000 4,405 62.02% 2,568 36.15% 130 1.83%
1996 2,697 45.43% 2,541 42.80% 699 11.77%
1992 2,128 39.44% 2,097 38.87% 1,170 21.69%
1988 2,835 59.05% 1,896 39.49% 70 1.46%
1984 2,840 61.70% 1,685 36.61% 78 1.69%
1980 1,779 42.53% 2,272 54.32% 132 3.16%
1976 1,212 33.35% 2,336 64.28% 86 2.37%
1972 2,086 64.03% 1,054 32.35% 118 3.62%
1968 1,386 39.35% 1,169 33.19% 967 27.46%
1964 1,068 30.13% 2,461 69.42% 16 0.45%
1960 2,163 53.25% 1,899 46.75% 0 0.00%
1956 1,680 42.04% 2,300 57.56% 16 0.40%
1952 1,609 38.67% 2,545 61.16% 7 0.17%
1948 1,154 30.22% 2,633 68.94% 32 0.84%
1944 1,621 40.05% 2,413 59.62% 13 0.32%
1940 1,535 35.96% 2,729 63.93% 5 0.12%
1936 1,353 34.35% 2,560 64.99% 26 0.66%
1932 1,407 30.64% 3,148 68.55% 37 0.81%
1928 2,448 59.48% 1,662 40.38% 6 0.15%
1924 1,404 39.45% 1,923 54.03% 232 6.52%
1920 1,613 37.19% 2,686 61.93% 38 0.88%
1916 1,078 36.44% 1,841 62.24% 39 1.32%
1912 837 32.43% 1,562 60.52% 182 7.05%
1908 1,099 39.39% 1,654 59.28% 37 1.33%
1904 1,148 40.55% 1,651 58.32% 32 1.13%
1900 1,465 41.52% 2,039 57.79% 24 0.68%
1896 1,417 42.41% 1,852 55.43% 72 2.16%
1892 1,034 37.37% 1,591 57.50% 142 5.13%
1888 1,126 40.33% 1,604 57.45% 62 2.22%
1884 804 36.58% 1,345 61.19% 49 2.23%
1880 869 39.46% 1,333 60.54% 0 0.00%



Infrastructure[]

Transportation[]

Public transportation is provided by Senior Services of Northern Kentucky with demand-response service.[16]

Notable attractions[]

Grant County, specifically in Williamstown, is the location of the Ark Encounter, operated by the Christian apologetics organization Answers in Genesis and opened in 2016.[17][18][19]

Communities[]

  • Corinth
  • Crittenden
  • Dry Ridge
  • Jonesville
  • Williamstown (county seat)

See also[]

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Grant County, Kentucky

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/grantcountykentucky/PST045221. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ Bergstrom, Bill (December 11, 1984). "Origins of place names are traced". Kentucky New Era: pp. 2B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1AksAAAAIBAJ&pg=3595%2C5275109. 
  4. ^ "Grant County is all wet; voters approve full alcohol sales in 'moist' county". https://www.nkytribune.com/2015/12/grant-county-is-all-wet-voters-approve-full-alcohol-sales-in-moist-county/. 
  5. ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 290. ISBN 9780722249208. https://books.google.com/books?id=F5FQAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA290. 
  6. ^ "Access UK Libraries Master Negative Microfilm Database". http://lib.uky.edu/repro/. 
  7. ^ "Grant County Judicial Center". https://courts.ky.gov/courtprograms/judicialconstruction/Pages/grant.aspx. 
  8. ^ Hogan, Roseann Reinemuth (1992). Kentucky Ancestry: A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research. Ancestry Publishing. pp. 238. ISBN 9780916489496. https://books.google.com/books?id=hAVlVS29NKIC&q=%22bell+county%22+1914+1918+1976&pg=PA238. 
  9. ^ "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. 
  10. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021". https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html. 
  11. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  12. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  13. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ky190090.txt. 
  14. ^ "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. 
  15. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 
  16. ^ "SSNK Transportation Services". http://www.seniorservicesnky.org/transportation/. 
  17. ^ Meehan, Mary (June 26, 2016). "Massive ark attraction set to open in Northern Kentucky". Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Kentucky: The McClatchy Company). http://www.kentucky.com/living/article86106097.html. 
  18. ^ Sherter, Alain. "Visitors, protesters turn out for Ark Encounter opening in Grant County". wkyt.com. http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Ark-park-teaches-Creationism-but-will-it-create-jobs-385829691.html. 
  19. ^ Goodstein, Laurie (June 26, 2016). "A Noah's Ark in Kentucky, Dinosaurs Included". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/26/us/noahs-ark-creationism-ken-ham.html. 

External links[]

Coordinates: 38°38′N 84°37′W / 38.64, -84.61


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