Rowan County, Kentucky
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Rowan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 22,094. Its county seat is Morehead6. The county was created in 1856 from adjacent counties originally part of Mason county, and named for John Rowan, who represented Kentucky in the U.S. House and Senate.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 741 km² (286 mi²). 727 km² (281 mi²) of it is land and 14 km² (5 mi²) of it (1.90%) is water. Highest Point - "Limestone Knob" ~1409 ft.-AMSL
[edit] Esoteric Symbology
A "sacred geometry" in the shape of the county is suggested by the interior angles involved with most masonic square and compass symbols. Rowan Co. is in the original area called "Mason" county which had a southwest border using the "Licking River" for a ~45 degree angle aligned with the north most point of Kentucky. By placing a version of the masonic square and compass overlaid on a properly sized map with the pivot on Rome Ohio the shape of the county is masked out and the compass points run past Mt. Olympus in Bath county and point towards London and Whitesburg. The southern tip of the county lies directly east of Lexington and a north south line will disect the confluence of the Licking River, Lexington and the North point of Pulaski county as well as the point where the Big South Fork crosses the border with Tennessee. An esoteric Sacred Geometry design of the MSU campus is suggested at the east gate by a black marble obelisk with an esoteric natural number "13" in the middle section, its placement is roughly in the center of the county much like the "G" of the square and compass. ( One local researcher claims documents in the university archives suggest that the original teaching college, perhaps started by jesuits), was 13 buildings laid out in a crescent moon pattern. Today the curved streets and sidewalks resemble a crescent moon on the main campus with a cemetery and Catholic church at its base and a music and freemason confederate John C. Breckinridge communications school building at the top. The county also had a series of adult schools called "Moonlight schools" (in part) because the classes were taught on moonlit evenings so as to provide light to travel, to be "enlightened". (As an aside note; the lunar year has 13 cycles as do women with regular monthy cycles.) The first concrete highway in Kentucky was laid (Circa 1909) between Morehead and Maysville (county seat of Mason County originally Limestone) ending at main street (now Fleming Ave.) ~600 yards past the entrance to the original catholic hospital front, and it helped to facilitate the transportation of pigs to the Ohio River and down to "Proctor and Gamble" in Cincinnati for fat for their soap products as well as meat. P&G ironically, or coincidentally, has a symbolic moon and 13 stars in one of its logos that is not seen much after it became associated with occult rumors. Occult rumors have been passed around for years by the locals, with some jusification given the occasional electives in witchcraft in the past, and gargoyals adorning some buildings. [1] [2] [3]
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Lewis County (north)
- Carter County (northeast)
- Elliott County (east)
- Morgan County (south)
- Menifee County (southwest)
- Bath County (west)
- Fleming County (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
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2000 22,094 |
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As of the census² of 2000, there were 22,094 people, 7,927 households, and 5,215 families residing in the county. The population density was 30/km² (79/mi²). There were 8,985 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (32/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.98% White, 1.56% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. 1.06% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 7,927 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.40% were married couples living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.20% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the county the population was spread out with 20.30% under the age of 18, 23.50% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 20.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,055, and the median income for a family was $34,338. Males had a median income of $26,777 versus $20,104 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,888. About 15.90% of families and 21.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.80% of those under age 18 and 16.20% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Cities and towns
- Lakeview Heights
- Morehead
- Clearfield
- Farmers
- Elliotville
- Haldeman
- Sharkey
[edit] Local media
- Rowan County - Official Site
- The Morehead News - Local Paper
- Morehead State Public Radio - Morehead State University Radio
- W10BM LP TV
- Rowan Review - Local Online News
