Fayette County, Kentucky



































































Fayette County, Kentucky

Robert F. Stephens Courthouse, Fayette County Kentucky.jpg
Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Complex in Lexington


Map of Kentucky highlighting Fayette County
Location in the U.S. state of Kentucky

Map of the United States highlighting Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Founded 1780
Named for Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Seat Lexington
Largest city Lexington
Area
 • Total 286 sq mi (741 km2)
 • Land 284 sq mi (736 km2)
 • Water 1.9 sq mi (5 km2), 0.7%
Population (est.)
 • (2017) 321,959
 • Density 1,087/sq mi (420/km2)
Congressional district 6th
Time zone
Eastern: UTC−5/−4
Website www.lexingtonky.gov

Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 295,803,[1] making it the second-most populous county in the commonwealth. Its territory, population and government are coextensive with the city of Lexington, which also serves as the county seat.[2]


Fayette County is part of the Lexington–Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 Major highways


    • 2.2 Adjacent counties




  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Education


    • 4.1 Public high schools


    • 4.2 Private middle and elementary schools


    • 4.3 Private high schools


    • 4.4 Colleges and universities




  • 5 Politics


  • 6 Communities


    • 6.1 City


    • 6.2 Unincorporated communities


    • 6.3 Historically black hamlets




  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





History




Fayette County was formed in 1780, when the Virginia General Assembly partitioned Kentucky County.


Fayette County—originally Fayette County, Virginia—was established by the Virginia General Assembly in June 1780, when it abolished and subdivided Kentucky County into three counties: Fayette, Jefferson and Lincoln. Together, these counties and those set off from them later in that decade separated from Virginia in 1792 to become the Commonwealth of Kentucky.


Originally, Fayette County included land which makes up 37 present-day counties and parts of 7 others. It was reduced to its present boundaries in 1799. The county is named for the Marquis de LaFayette, who came to America to support the rebelling English colonies in the American Revolutionary War.[3][4]


On January 1, 1974, Fayette County merged its government with that of its county seat of Lexington, creating a consolidated city-county governed by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.



Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 286 square miles (740 km2), of which 284 square miles (740 km2) is land and 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2) (0.7%) is water.[5]



Major highways




  • Interstate 75

  • Interstate 64

  • U.S. Route 25

  • U.S. Route 27

  • U.S. Route 60

  • U.S. Route 68

  • U.S. Route 421


  • Kentucky Route 4, a.k.a. New Circle Road




Adjacent counties




  • Scott County (north)


  • Bourbon County (northeast)


  • Clark County (east)


  • Madison County (south)


  • Jessamine County (south)


  • Woodford County (west)



Demographics



























































































































































Historical population
Census Pop.

1790 18,410
1800 14,028 −23.8%
1810 21,370 52.3%
1820 23,250 8.8%
1830 25,098 7.9%
1840 22,194 −11.6%
1850 22,735 2.4%
1860 22,599 −0.6%
1870 26,656 18.0%
1880 29,023 8.9%
1890 35,698 23.0%
1900 42,071 17.9%
1910 47,715 13.4%
1920 54,664 14.6%
1930 68,543 25.4%
1940 78,899 15.1%
1950 100,746 27.7%
1960 131,906 30.9%
1970 174,323 32.2%
1980 204,165 17.1%
1990 225,366 10.4%
2000 260,512 15.6%
2010 295,803 13.5%
Est. 2016 318,449 [6] 7.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9]
1990-2000[10] 2010-2013[1]

As of the census[11] of 2010, there were 295,803 people, 123,043 households, and 69,661 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,034 people per square mile (399/km²). There were 135,160 housing units at an average density of 473 per square mile (182/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.7% White, 14.5% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 3.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.7% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. 6.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.


There were 123,043 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.4% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 2.94.


In the county, the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 21, and 62.4% from 21 to 65. 10.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.7 years. 50.8% of the population was female.


The median income for a household in the county was $47,469, and the median income for a family was $66,690. Males had a median income of $44,343 versus $35,716 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,345. About 11.1% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.



Education



Public high schools


Schools in the county are operated by Fayette County Public Schools.



  • Henry Clay High School

  • Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

  • Frederick Douglass High School

  • Bryan Station High School

  • Lafayette High School

  • Tates Creek High School


  • STEAM Academy - fcps.net



Private middle and elementary schools



  • The Lexington School

  • Sayre School

  • Lexington Christian Academy

  • Christ the King School

  • Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary School

  • Saints Peter and Paul School

  • Seton Catholic School

  • Blue Grass Baptist School

  • Redwood Cooperative School



Private high schools



  • Lexington Catholic High School

  • Lexington Christian Academy

  • Sayre School

  • Trinity Christian Academy

  • Blue Grass Baptist School



Colleges and universities




  • Bluegrass Community and Technical College

  • Indiana Wesleyan University (Lexington campus)

  • ITT Technical Institute

  • Lexington Theological Seminary


  • Midway College (Lexington campus)[12]

  • National College of Business & Technology

  • Spencerian College

  • Sullivan University

  • Transylvania University

  • University of Kentucky




Politics


Unlike almost all of the rest of Kentucky, Fayette County has trended towards the Democratic Party in recent years rather than away from them. Between 1964 and 1996 it always voted for the Republican nominee; since this election, it has predominantly seen close results for the two parties. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won the county by the biggest margin since Lyndon Johnson in 1964, although it was one of only two counties in the entire Commonwealth to vote for her, the other being Jefferson County, home to the city of Louisville.



Presidential elections results















































































































































































Presidential elections results[13]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016
41.7% 56,894

51.2% 69,778
7.1% 9,643

2012
48.3% 60,795

49.3% 62,080
2.4% 2,991

2008
46.9% 59,884

51.7% 66,042
1.4% 1,722

2004

52.9% 66,406
46.2% 57,994
0.9% 1,176

2000

51.7% 54,495
44.8% 47,277
3.5% 3,705

1996
46.3% 42,930

47.1% 43,632
6.6% 6,102

1992

43.9% 41,908
40.1% 38,306
16.0% 15,320

1988

59.0% 48,065
39.9% 32,554
1.1% 906

1984

63.6% 51,993
35.4% 28,961
1.0% 792

1980

49.2% 35,349
42.5% 30,511
8.3% 5,957

1976

54.1% 35,170
43.1% 28,012
2.8% 1,807

1972

66.5% 42,362
31.1% 19,828
2.3% 1,476

1968

49.5% 24,948
33.6% 16,902
16.9% 8,523

1964
42.4% 18,739

57.3% 25,317
0.3% 136

1960

60.4% 25,169
39.6% 16,478
0.0% 0

1956

61.4% 21,904
38.0% 13,547
0.7% 232

1952

54.7% 17,376
44.9% 14,275
0.4% 138

1948
41.9% 10,959

50.5% 13,202
7.6% 1,988

1944
44.1% 10,857

55.2% 13,567
0.7% 174

1940
44.0% 12,514

55.7% 15,834
0.3% 84

1936
44.1% 11,544

55.1% 14,428
0.8% 203

1932
42.5% 11,847

56.6% 15,765
0.9% 257

1928

65.1% 16,988
34.7% 9,065
0.2% 39

1924

52.2% 11,755
46.3% 10,433
1.5% 331

1920
45.7% 11,032

53.6% 12,926
0.8% 181

1916
46.0% 5,472

53.3% 6,348
0.8% 89

1912
37.8% 4,060

49.0% 5,268
13.2% 1,414




Communities



City


  • Lexington


Unincorporated communities




  • Andover

  • Athens

  • Clays Ferry

  • Colby (partly in Clark County)

  • Little Texas

  • South Elkhorn

  • Spears (partly in Jessamine County)

  • Todds Station




Historically black hamlets



  • Bracktown

  • Cadentown

  • Jimtown

  • Smithtown

  • Little Georgetown

  • Pralltown



See also



  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, Kentucky


References





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  6. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.


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  9. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2014.


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  12. ^ "Midway College - Lexington Campus". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.


  13. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-07-01.




External links







  • Kentucky State Data Center

  • Lexington Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

  • Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government

  • Fayette County Prosecutor's Office

  • Fayette County Sheriff's Office





Coordinates: 38°02′N 84°28′W / 38.04°N 84.46°W / 38.04; -84.46







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