Bourbon County (Kentucky)

Bourbon County is a county located in the state of Kentucky in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Paris, which was named after the French capital, in gratitude for the help in the Revolutionary War.

Geography

The County is located in the central northeastern Kentucky and has an area of 755 square kilometers, of which one square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Harrison County, Nicholas County, Bath County, Montgomery County, Clark County, Fayette County and Scott County.

History

The original Bourbon County was formed on October 17, 1785 from parts of Fayette County, at that time the area was still part of Virginia. It was named after the French royal Bourbon family, as France had done the Americans in gaining independence from England important help. In 1792 it became part of the newly formed State of Kentucky. The former Bourbon County was much larger than today's; after repeated divisions in the wake of the increase in population figures include areas of the original Bourbon County today to a total of 34 counties, including present day Bourbon County.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 19,360 people in Bourbon County. Of these, 199 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 7,681 households and 5,445 families. The population density was 26 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 90.38 percent White, 6.94 percent African American, 0.15 percent Native American, 0.14 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.36 percent from other races groups; 1.02 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.60 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 7,681 households out of which 32.8 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 54.7 percent were married couples living together, 12.3 percent were single mothers, 29.1 percent were non-families, 24.8 percent of all households and 11.1 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.95 persons.

Based on the county the population was spread from 25.0 percent population under 18 years, 8.1 percent between 18 and 24 years, 28.6 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.7 percent between 45 and 64 years and 13.6 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females aged 18 years old or over, there were 91.0 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 35,038, and the median income for a family was $ 42,294. Males have a median income of $ 30,989, women $ 23,467. The per capita income was $ 18,335. 12.3 percent of families and 14.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 19.1 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 11.9 percent of those 65 years.

Economy

Named after the larger original County Bourbon Whiskey is no longer produced on the territory of today's Bourbon County.

Places in County

Austerlitz
Blacks Crossroads
Brentsville
Bunker Hill
Clintonville
Current Ville
Escondida
Ewalt Crossroads
Hutchison
Jacksonville
Jack Town
Kiserton
Little Rock
Millersburg
Monterey
North Middletown
Paris
Plum
Ruddels Mills
Shawhan
Sidville
Stony Point

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