GARRARD COUNTY, KENTUCKY

'Garrard County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is pronounced 'Gair-ad' with the third "r" silent. It was formed in 1797. As of 2000, the population is 14,792. Its county seat is Lancaster⁶. The county is named for James Garrard, Governor of Kentucky 1796-1804. It's a prohibition or dry county.

Contents

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

See also

External link

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 606 km² (234 mi²). 599 km² (231 mi²) of it is land and 7 km² (3 mi²) of it (1.14%) is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Jessamine County (north, across the Kentucky River)

★ Madison County (northeast)

★ Rockcastle County (southeast)

★ Lincoln County (southwest)

★ Boyle County (west)

★ Mercer County (northwest, across the Dix River)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 14,792 people, 5,741 households, and 4,334 families residing in the county. The population density was 25/km² (64/mi²). There were 6,414 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (28/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.75% White, 3.06% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 1.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 5,741 households out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.60% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.50% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 30.90% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,284, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $30,989 versus $21,856 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,915. About 11.60% of families and 14.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.10% of those under age 18 and 17.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

★ Lancaster

★ Bryantsville

★ Paint Lick

★ Cartersvile

See also

★ Dry counties

External link

★ The Kentucky Highlands Project