Fleming County, Kentucky
Encyclopedia
Fleming County is a county located in the U.S. state
of Kentucky
. It was formed in 1798. As of 2000, the population was 13,792. Its county seat
is Flemingsburg
. The county is named for Colonel
John Fleming. It's a prohibition or dry county
. In 1998, the Kentucky General Assembly
designated Fleming County as the Covered Bridge
Capital of Kentucky.
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.
Other towns, settlements, and landmarks include:
Tilton,
Hillsboro,
Foxport,
Mt. Carmel,
Dalesburg,
Beachburg,
Pleasureville
Poplargrove,
Grange City,
Colfax,
Ringo's mill,
Plummer's Landing,
Muse's Mill,
Wallingford,
Goddard,
Fox Valley,
Blue Bank,
Sherburn,
Concord,
Pecksridge,
Hilltop,
Elizaville,
Cowan,
Johnson Junction,
Craintown,
Fairview,
Poplar Plains,
and Bald Hill
U.S. state
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of Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. It was formed in 1798. As of 2000, the population was 13,792. Its county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
is Flemingsburg
Flemingsburg, Kentucky
Flemingsburg is a city in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,010 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Fleming County.-Geography:Flemingsburg is located at ....
. The county is named for Colonel
Colonel
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John Fleming. It's a prohibition or dry county
Dry county
A dry county is a county in the United States whose government forbids the sale of alcoholic beverages. Some prohibit off-premises sale, some prohibit on-premises sale, and some prohibit both. Hundreds of dry counties exist across the United States, almost all of them in the South...
. In 1998, the Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky General Assembly
The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky.The General Assembly meets annually in the state capitol building in Frankfort, Kentucky, convening on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January...
designated Fleming County as the Covered Bridge
Covered bridge
A covered bridge is a bridge with enclosed sides and a roof, often accommodating only a single lane of traffic. Most covered bridges are wooden; some newer ones are concrete or metal with glass sides...
Capital of Kentucky.
Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 351.47 square miles (910.3 km²) or 224,940.8 acres, of which 350.84 square miles (908.7 km²) (or 99.82%) is land and 0.62 square miles (1.6 km²) (or 0.18%) is water.Adjacent counties
- Mason CountyMason County, KentuckyMason County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 16,800. Its county seat is Maysville. The county is named for George Mason, a Virginia delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention, known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights"...
(north) - Lewis CountyLewis County, KentuckyLewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 14,092. Its county seat is Vanceburg. The county is named for Meriwether Lewis.Lewis County is part of the Maysville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
(northeast) - Rowan CountyRowan County, KentuckyRowan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2010, the population was 23,333. Its county seat is Morehead. 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...
(southeast) - Bath CountyBath County, KentuckyBath County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1811. As of 2010 the population is 11,591. Its county seat is Owingsville, Kentucky...
(south) - Nicholas CountyNicholas County, KentuckyNicholas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 6,813. Its county seat is Carlisle. The county is named for George Nicholas, the "Father of the Kentucky Constitution".- Geography :...
(west) - Robertson CountyRobertson County, KentuckyRobertson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2010, the population was 2,282. Its county seat is Mount Olivet, Kentucky. The county is named for George Robertson, a Kentucky Congressman from 1817 to 1821. Robertson is a prohibition or dry county...
(northwest)
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 13,792 people, 5,367 households, and 3,966 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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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
Race (United States Census)
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, 1.41% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.14% Native American
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.17% Asian
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.28% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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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
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
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
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
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.
Cities and towns
- EwingEwing, KentuckyEwing is a city in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 278 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ewing is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- FlemingsburgFlemingsburg, KentuckyFlemingsburg is a city in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,010 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Fleming County.-Geography:Flemingsburg is located at ....
- NeptonNepton, KentuckyNepton is an unincorporated community in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States, at .Area Code:606Zip Code:41039- External links :* http://us.cqww.net/city_info.php/cityid/15136* http://www.nepton.de...
Other towns, settlements, and landmarks include:
Tilton,
Hillsboro,
Foxport,
Mt. Carmel,
Dalesburg,
Beachburg,
Pleasureville
Poplargrove,
Grange City,
Colfax,
Ringo's mill,
Plummer's Landing,
Muse's Mill,
Wallingford,
Goddard,
Fox Valley,
Blue Bank,
Sherburn,
Concord,
Pecksridge,
Hilltop,
Elizaville,
Cowan,
Johnson Junction,
Craintown,
Fairview,
Poplar Plains,
and Bald Hill
Notable residents
- Franklin SousleyFranklin SousleyFranklin Runyon Sousley was one of the six men in the famous photograph of United States Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima in World War II.-Childhood:...
(1925–1945) Iwo Jima flagraiserRaising the Flag on Iwo JimaRaising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a historic photograph taken on February 23, 1945, by Joe Rosenthal. It depicts five United States Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising the flag of the United States atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.The photograph was extremely... - Claiborne Fox JacksonClaiborne Fox JacksonClaiborne Fox Jackson was a lawyer, soldier, and Democratic politician from Missouri. He was the 15th Governor of Missouri in 1861, then governor-in-exile for the Confederacy during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
, Missouri governor during the Civil War - Alvin SaundersAlvin SaundersAlvin Saunders was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska, in the United States, as well as the governor of the Nebraska Territory for most of the American Civil War.-Education:Saunders was born in Fleming County, Kentucky...
, United States Senator from Nebraska - Herman ChittisonHerman ChittisonHerman "Ivory" Chittison was an American jazz pianist.He began in Zack Whyte's band in 1928. In his early days he worked with Ethel Waters, Adelaide Hall, and Clarence Williams. In the mid-1930s he was associated with Willie Lewis's band and toured Europe with them...
, (1908–1967), Famous Jazz Pianist
See also
- Dry counties
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Fleming County, KentuckyNational Register of Historic Places listings in Fleming County, KentuckyThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Fleming County, Kentucky. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States...