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Fleming County
; Fleming County, Kentucky;
	; Fleming County courthouse in Flemingsburg;
	; ; Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky;
	; ; Kentucky's location within the U.S.;
Founded	1798
Named for	John Fleming (1735–1791), early settler of Kentucky
Seat	Flemingsburg
Largest city	Flemingsburg
Area
• Total	351 sq mi (909 km2)
• Land	349 sq mi (904 km2)
• Water	2.8 sq mi (7 km2), 0.8%
Population
• (2010)	14,348
• Density	41/sq mi (16/km2)
Congressional district	6th
Time zone	; Eastern: UTC−5/−4;
Website	www.flemingkychamber.com

County in the United States

Fleming County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,348.^[1] Its county seat is Flemingsburg.^[2] The county was formed in 1798 and named for Colonel John Fleming, an Indian fighter and early settler.^[3]^[4] It is a moist county.

In 1998, the Kentucky General Assembly designated Fleming County as the Covered Bridge Capital of Kentucky.^[5]

History

Fleming County was established in 1798 from land given by Mason County.^[6] The first courthouse, possibly built of logs, was replaced in 1830 and again in 1952.^[7]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 351 square miles (910 km²), of which 349 square miles (900 km²) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²) (0.8%) is water.^[8]

Adjacent counties

Mason County (north)

Lewis County (northeast)

Rowan County (southeast)

Bath County (south)

Nicholas County (west)

Robertson County (northwest)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1800	5,016		—
1810	8,947		78.4%
1820	12,186		36.2%
1830	13,499		10.8%
1840	13,268		−1.7%
1850	13,914		4.9%
1860	12,489		−10.2%
1870	13,398		7.3%
1880	15,221		13.6%
1890	16,078		5.6%
1900	17,074		6.2%
1910	16,066		−5.9%
1920	15,614		−2.8%
1930	12,931		−17.2%
1940	13,327		3.1%
1950	11,962		−10.2%
1960	10,890		−9.0%
1970	11,366		4.4%
1980	12,323		8.4%
1990	12,292		−0.3%
2000	13,792		12.2%
2010	14,348		4.0%
Est. 2016	14,507	^[9]	1.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[10] 1790-1960^[11] 1900-1990^[12] 1990-2000^[13] 2010-2013^[1]

As of the census^[14] 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.

Politics

Presidential elections results

**Presidential elections results**^[15]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	75.4% 4,722	21.5% 1,348	3.0% 190
2012	65.4% 3,780	33.1% 1,911	1.6% 91
2008	58.9% 3,432	39.1% 2,279	2.1% 121
2004	60.4% 3,749	38.8% 2,406	0.8% 48
2000	63.4% 3,282	35.0% 1,813	1.6% 84
1996	48.6% 2,313	40.2% 1,913	11.3% 538
1992	39.8% 2,045	44.0% 2,257	16.2% 833
1988	53.3% 2,409	46.1% 2,086	0.6% 27
1984	63.3% 2,824	36.2% 1,616	0.4% 19
1980	50.7% 2,189	47.5% 2,051	1.7% 75
1976	41.4% 1,647	58.2% 2,317	0.5% 19
1972	62.4% 2,484	36.5% 1,455	1.1% 43
1968	53.3% 2,220	33.7% 1,406	13.0% 541
1964	38.3% 1,668	61.5% 2,678	0.1% 6
1960	55.6% 2,777	44.4% 2,216	0.0% 0
1956	52.0% 2,744	47.7% 2,519	0.3% 17
1952	51.3% 2,592	48.4% 2,446	0.2% 12
1948	42.7% 2,088	55.6% 2,722	1.7% 84
1944	50.4% 2,666	49.4% 2,612	0.3% 14
1940	48.7% 2,855	51.1% 2,999	0.2% 14
1936	48.7% 2,749	51.0% 2,879	0.4% 21
1932	43.1% 2,638	56.2% 3,442	0.7% 44
1928	64.5% 3,798	35.4% 2,086	0.1% 4
1924	49.4% 2,572	49.7% 2,590	0.9% 47
1920	45.7% 2,960	53.9% 3,488	0.4% 26
1916	44.6% 1,836	54.4% 2,240	1.0% 41
1912	36.8% 1,400	50.3% 1,915	12.9% 492

Communities

Cities

Ewing

Flemingsburg

Census-designated place

Elizaville

Unincorporated communities

Bald Hill

Beechburg

Blue Bank

Colfax

Concord

Cowan

Craintown

Dalesburg

Fairview

Foxport

Fox Valley

Goddard

Grange City

Hillsboro

Hilltop

Johnson Junction

Mount Carmel

Muses Mills

Nepton

Pleasureville

Plummers Landing

Poplar Grove

Poplar Plains

Ringos Mills

Sherburne

Tilton

Wallingford

Notable residents

Herman Chittison, jazz pianist

Edward Alvin Clary, US Navy Medal Of Honor Recipient, 23 March 1910

Claiborne Fox Jackson, Pro-Confederate Missouri governor during the early part of the Civil War

Alvin Saunders, United States senator from Nebraska

Franklin Sousley, Iwo Jima flagraiser

References

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^ Kentucky State Symbols Archived January 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

External links

The Kentucky Highlands Project

Welcome to Fleming County

Coordinates: 38°22′N 83°41′W / 38.37°N 83.69°W / 38.37; -83.69

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[4] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 127.

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[6] Collins, Lewis (1882). Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky: History of Kentucky, Volume 2. Collins & Company. p. 26.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Fleming County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Flemingsburg
Cities	Ewing Flemingsburg
CDP	Elizaville
Other unincorporated communities	Flemingsburg Junction Goddard Hill Top Hillsboro Mount Carmel Muses Mills Nepton Plummers Landing Poplar Plains Sherburne Tilton Wallingford

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