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Anderson County, Kentucky

Anderson County, located in the Outer Bluegrass physiographic region, is Kentucky's 48th most populated and ninth fastest-growing county.[1]

Anderson County's estimated population as of July 1, 2022, is 24,224, a 1.6% increase from April 1, 2020, and a 13.1% increase from April 1, 2010.[2]

On January 16, 1827, the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky approved "an ACT to erect and establish the county of Anderson out of parts of the county of Franklin, Washington, and Mercer," which went into effect on February 1, 1827, and established Anderson County as the 82nd county. Additional information in this act regards Anderson County's namesake, Richard Clough Anderson Jr., legislator and U.S. minister plenipotentiary to Colombia, and its county seat, the City of Lawrenceburg. Anderson County's borders were later modified by the General Assembly's January 28, 1854, approval of "an ACT to change the line between the counties of Franklin and Anderson."[3]

Anderson County's 202.17 square miles comprises 25 GNIS-designated populated places, with Lawrenceburg as its largest city in population and size. In addition to its inclusion in the Outer Bluegrass region, Anderson County is part of the Bluegrass Area Development District and the Frankfort Micropolitan Statistical Area.[4]

Geography

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Demographics

As of the census of 2020, there were 23,852 people, 9,539 housing units, and 8,694 households with an average family size of 2.57 per household residing in the county. The population density was 106.1 per square mile (41.0/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.10% White, 2.10% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. 1.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,694 households, of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 27.1% had a female householder with no husband present. 32.79% of all households were made up of individuals without children, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.03.

Age distribution was 23.5% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 15 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.4 years and the population is estimated to be 51% Female and 49% Male.

The median household income was $55,334, and the median family income was $67,681. Males had a median full-time income of $47,027 versus $38,894 for females. The per capita income for the county was $27,250. About 12.2% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.8% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

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Communities

City

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

See also

References

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  2. ^ U.S. Census Bureau, “People - Anderson County, Kentucky,” QuickFacts, Vintage 2022, accessed July 15, 2023, https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/andersoncountykentucky/PST045222.
  3. ^ "Kentucky: Secretary of State - Land Office". web.sos.ky.gov. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  4. ^ U.S. Census Bureau, “Geography - Anderson County, Kentucky,” QuickFacts, Vintage 2022, https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/andersoncountykentucky/PST045222; Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Metropolitan & Micropolitan Statistical Areas, Thematic, accessed July 15, 2023, https://ced.ky.gov/Webfiles/Docs/Maps/Metro_Stat_Area9.pdf; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Kentucky: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, 2020, Thematic, 1:2696170, access July 15, 2023, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/reference-maps/2020/state-maps/21_Kentucky_2020.pdf.
  5. ^ U.S. Board on Geographic Names, “Staged Products Directory: DomesticNames_KY_Text,” U.S. Geological Survey (U.S. Department of the Interior, June 1, 2023), accessed July 16, 2023, https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/download-gnis-data.
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  12. ^ U.S. Census Bureau, “Anderson County, Kentucky (V2022),” QuickFacts, July 1, 2022, https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/andersoncountykentucky/PST045222. Accessed July 10, 2023.
  13. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky - State Board of Elections Voter Registration Statistics Report" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  14. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved June 29, 2018.

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