Fleming County, Kentucky

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Fleming County

| state = Kentucky

| seal =

| founded year = 1798

| founded date =

| seat wl = Flemingsburg

| largest city wl = Flemingsburg

| area_total_sq_mi = 351

| area_land_sq_mi = 349

| area_water_sq_mi = 2.8

| area percentage = 0.8%

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_total = 15082

| pop_est_as_of = 2024

| population_est = 15591 {{increase}}

| density_sq_mi = 44.7

| time zone = Eastern

| footnotes =

| leader_title = Judge/Executive

| leader_name = John Sims Jr. (R)

| web = www.flemingkychamber.com

| named for = John Fleming (1735–1791), early settler of Kentucky

| ex image = Fleming County, Kentucky courthouse 2.jpg

| ex image cap = Fleming County courthouse in Flemingsburg

| district = 6th

}}

Fleming County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,082.{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/flemingcountykentucky/PST045221 |access-date=February 26, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}} Its county seat is Flemingsburg.{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}} The county was formed in 1798 and named for Colonel John Fleming, an Indian fighter and early settler.{{Cite book |last=Rennick, Robert M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&q=cannon+ky&pg=PA103 |title=Kentucky Place Names |date=1987 |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |isbn=0813126312 |pages=103 |access-date=April 28, 2013}}{{Cite book |last=Gannett, Henry |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ |title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |publisher=Govt. Print. Off. |year=1905 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n126 127]}} It is a moist county.

In 1998, the Kentucky General Assembly designated Fleming County as the Covered Bridge Capital of Kentucky.[http://kdla.ky.gov/resources/KYSymbols.htm Kentucky State Symbols] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128223448/http://kdla.ky.gov/resources/KYSymbols.htm |date=January 28, 2011}}

History

Fleming County was established in 1798 from land given by Mason County.{{Cite book |last=Collins, Lewis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZFQAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA26 |title=Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky: History of Kentucky, Volume 2 |publisher=Collins & Company |year=1882 |pages=26}} The first courthouse, possibly built of logs, was replaced in 1830 and again in 1952.{{Cite book |last=Hogan, Roseann Reinemuth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hAVlVS29NKIC&q=%22bell+county%22+1914+1918+1976&pg=PA230 |title=Kentucky Ancestry: A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research |date=1992 |publisher=Ancestry Publishing |isbn=9780916489496 |pages=230 |access-date=July 26, 2013}}

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|351|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|349|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.8|sqmi}} (0.8%) is water.{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_21.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210847/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_21.txt |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}

=Adjacent counties=

Mason County (north)
Lewis County (northeast)
Rowan County (southeast)
Bath County (south)
Nicholas County (west)
Robertson County (northwest)

Demographics

{{US Census population

| 1800 = 5016

| 1810 = 8947

| 1820 = 12186

| 1830 = 13499

| 1840 = 13268

| 1850 = 13914

| 1860 = 12489

| 1870 = 13398

| 1880 = 15221

| 1890 = 16078

| 1900 = 17074

| 1910 = 16066

| 1920 = 15614

| 1930 = 12931

| 1940 = 13327

| 1950 = 11962

| 1960 = 10890

| 1970 = 11366

| 1980 = 12323

| 1990 = 12292

| 2000 = 13792

| 2010 = 14348

| 2020 = 15082

| estyear = 2024

| estimate = 15591

| align-fn = center

| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=August 14, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}
1790-1960{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |archive-date=August 11, 2012 |access-date=August 14, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}} 1900-1990{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ky190090.txt |access-date=August 14, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}
1990-2000{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=August 14, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}} 2010-2020 2024{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|access-date=March 13, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}

}}

As of the census of 2000, there were 13,792 people, 5,367 households, and 3,966 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|39|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 6,120 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17|/mi2|/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

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=Elected officials=

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scope=row\|U.S. House \| {{party shading/Republican}}\|Andy Barr (R) \| {{party shading/Republican}}\|{{ushr\|KY\|6\|B}}
scope=row\|Ky. Senate \| {{party shading/Republican}}\|Stephen West (R) \| {{party shading/Republican}}\|27
scope=row\|Ky. House \| {{party shading/Republican}}\|Matthew Koch (R) \| {{party shading/Republican}}\|72

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colspan="3" |Elected officials as of January 3, 2025{{Cite web |url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/smembers_county.html |title=Senate Members - County |author= |date= |website=apps.legislature.ky.gov |publisher=Kentucky General Assembly |access-date=January 3, 2025 |quote=}}{{Cite web |url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/hmembers_county.html |title=House Members - County |author= |date= |website=apps.legislature.ky.gov |publisher=Kentucky General Assembly |access-date=January 3, 2025 |quote=}}

scope=row|U.S. House

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Andy Barr (R)

| {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|KY|6|B}}

scope=row|Ky. Senate

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Stephen West (R)

| {{party shading/Republican}}|27

scope=row|Ky. House

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Matthew Koch (R)

| {{party shading/Republican}}|72

Communities

=Cities=

=Census-designated place=

Elizaville

=Unincorporated communities=

Notable residents

Herman Chittison, jazz pianist
Edward Alvin Clary, US Navy Medal Of Honor Recipient, March 23, 1910
Willis A. Gorman, Union Army general during the American Civil War, member of U.S. House of Representatives for Indiana, and territorial governor of Minnesota
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
Andrew T. Wood, lawyer and politician

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070210131150/http://www.kentuckyhighlands.com/kh/counties/fleming_county.asp The Kentucky Highlands Project]
[http://www.flemingcountyky.org/ Welcome to Fleming County]

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Category:Kentucky counties

Category:1798 establishments in Kentucky

Category:Populated places established in 1798