Hardin County, Kentucky
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| Hardin County, Kentucky | |
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 Location in the state of Kentucky |
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 Kentucky's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1793 |
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| Seat | Elizabethtown |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
630 sq mi (1,631 km²) 628 sq mi (1,626 km²) 2 sq mi (5 km²), 0.30% |
| Population - (2007) - Density |
97,949 150/sq mi (58/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website: www.hcky.org | |
| Named for: Colonel John Hardin (1753–1792), American Revolutionary War soldier serving with George Rogers Clark, killed in Northwest Indian War. | |
Hardin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1793. As of 2007, the population was 97,949. Its county seat is at Elizabethtown[1]. The county is named for John Hardin, a Continental Army officer during the American Revolution. President Abraham Lincoln was born in what was then Hardin County near Hodgenville, now part of modern-day LaRue County.
Hardin County is a limited dry county, meaning that sale of alcohol in the county is prohibited except by the drink in restaurants seating at least 100 diners in the cities of Elizabethtown and Radcliff, and at the Pine Valley Golf Resort.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 630 square miles (1,631 km²), of which, 628 square miles (1,626 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.30%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Jefferson County (Louisville) & Bullitt County (northeast)
- Nelson County (east)
- LaRue County (southeast)
- Hart County (south)
- Grayson County (southwest)
- Breckinridge County (west)
- Meade County (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1800 | 3,653 |
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| 1810 | 7,531 | 106.2% | |
| 1820 | 10,498 | 39.4% | |
| 1830 | 12,849 | 22.4% | |
| 1840 | 16,357 | 27.3% | |
| 1850 | 14,525 | -11.2% | |
| 1860 | 15,189 | 4.6% | |
| 1870 | 15,705 | 3.4% | |
| 1880 | 22,564 | 43.7% | |
| 1890 | 21,304 | -5.6% | |
| 1900 | 22,937 | 7.7% | |
| 1910 | 22,696 | -1.1% | |
| 1920 | 24,287 | 7.0% | |
| 1930 | 20,913 | -13.9% | |
| 1940 | 29,108 | 39.2% | |
| 1950 | 50,312 | 72.8% | |
| 1960 | 67,789 | 34.7% | |
| 1970 | 78,421 | 15.7% | |
| 1980 | 88,917 | 13.4% | |
| 1990 | 89,240 | 0.4% | |
| 2000 | 94,174 | 5.5% | |
| Est. 2007 | 97,949 | 4.0% | |
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As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 94,174 people, 34,497 households, and 25,355 families residing in the county. The population density was 150 people per square mile (58/km²). There were 37,673 housing units at an average density of 60 per square mile (23/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 81.99% White, 11.87% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 1.80% Asian, 0.22% Pacific Islander, 1.35% from other races, and 2.35% from two or more races. 3.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 34,497 households out of which 38.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 22.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.07. The largest metropolitan area in the county is the City of Elizabethtown.
The age distribution was 27.60% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 31.50% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,744, and the median income for a family was $43,610. Males had a median income of $30,743 versus $22,688 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,487. About 8.20% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.50% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] Economy
The economy of Hardin County is largely dominated by the adjacent Fort Knox Military Installation.
The Army Human Resource Center, the largest construction project in the history of Fort Knox, began in November 2007. It’s a $185 million, three-story, 880,000-square-foot complex, sitting on 104 acres. As many as 2,100 new permanent human resources, information technology, and administrative white-collar civilian professionals will be working there.
Officials expect that as many as 12,000 people, including the families of soldiers and civilian workers to relocate to the area as a result of the Fort Knox realignment.
Approximately $1 billion in federal and state construction funds are scheduled for Fort Knox, and in the surrounding areas by the end of 2011.
Gov. Steve Beshear of Kentucky announced the creation of a task force to help Hardin County, and the surrounding counties prepare for the Fort Knox realignment. The group is “designed to meet specific needs” in areas such as transportation, economic development, education, water and sewer availability, and area wide planning.
[edit] Education
[edit] K-12
Three public school districts operate in the county:
- The Hardin County Schools serve K-12 students in most of the county, with the exception of (most of) Elizabethtown, Fort Knox, and for K-8 students only, the West Point area. The district operates seven elementary schools, five middle schools, and three high schools.
- The Elizabethtown Independent Schools serve students in most of the city of Elizabethtown; however, some areas are instead served by the Hardin County district. The district operates three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.
- West Point School is a K-8 school serving the West Point area, which is cut off from the rest of Hardin County by Fort Knox.
Three private schools also operate in the county, one Catholic and two Protestant.
The Department of Defense Education Activity, through its Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools subagency, operates eight schools on the Fort Knox base for military dependents. DDESS has four elementary schools (grades K-3), two intermediate schools (4-6), one middle school (7-8), and one high school (9-12) on base.
A new $16-million Fort Knox High School is under construction. It's a two-story, state-of-the-art facility that will unite the existing vocational school with the current gymnasium, creating a connected campus. Construction is scheduled to be completed in May 2009, with classes starting (First Day of 1st Quarter) August 2009.
[edit] Postsecondary education
Elizabethtown is home to Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, a member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
