Garrard County, Kentucky

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Garrard County, Kentucky
Map
Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1797
Seat	Lancaster
Area - Total - Land - Water	234 sq mi (606 km²) 231 sq mi (599 km²) 3 sq mi (7 km²), 1.14%
Population - (2000) - Density	14,792 64/sq mi (25/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.garrardcounty.ky.gov
Named for: James Garrard, Governor of Kentucky (1796–1804).

Garrard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is pronounced 'Gair-ad' with the third "r" silent. It was formed in 1797. As of 2000, the population is 14,792. Its county seat is Lancaster^[1]. The county is named for James Garrard, Governor of Kentucky 1796-1804. It's a prohibition or dry county. The county's representative to Kentucky House of Representatives is Lonnie Napier

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 234 square miles (606 km²), of which, 231 square miles (599 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (7 km²) of it (1.14%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Jessamine County (north, across the Kentucky River)
Madison County (northeast)
Rockcastle County (southeast)
Lincoln County (southwest)
Boyle County (west)
Mercer County (northwest, across the Dix River)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1800	6,186	—
1810	9,186	48.5%
1820	10,851	18.1%
1830	11,871	9.4%
1840	10,480	-11.7%
1850	10,237	-2.3%
1860	10,531	2.9%
1870	10,376	-1.5%
1880	11,704	12.8%
1890	11,138	-4.8%
1900	12,042	8.1%
1910	11,894	-1.2%
1920	12,503	5.1%
1930	11,562	-7.5%
1940	11,910	3.0%
1950	11,029	-7.4%
1960	9,747	-11.6%
1970	9,457	-3.0%
1980	10,853	14.8%
1990	11,579	6.7%
2000	14,792	27.7%
Est. 2006	16,933	14.5%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21079.txt

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 14,792 people, 5,741 households, and 4,334 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 people per square mile (25/km²). There were 6,414 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.75% White, 3.06% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 1.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,741 households out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.60% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.50% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 30.90% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,284, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $30,989 versus $21,856 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,915. About 11.60% of families and 14.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.10% of those under age 18 and 17.00% of those age 65 or over.