Trigg County, Kentucky

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Trigg County

| state = Kentucky

| seal =

| founded year = 1820

| founded date =

| seat wl = Cadiz

| largest city wl = Cadiz

| leader_title = Judge/Executive

| leader_name = Stanley H. Humphries (R)

| area_total_sq_mi = 481

| area_land_sq_mi = 441

| area_water_sq_mi = 40

| area percentage = 8.3

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_total = 14061

| pop_est_as_of = 2024

| population_est = 14559 {{increase}}

| pop_est_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/triggcountykentucky/PST045224|title=Trigg County, Kentucky|website=Census.gov|access-date= }}

| density_sq_mi = 33

| time zone = Central

| footnotes =

| web = http://www.triggcounty.ky.gov/

| named for = Stephen Trigg

| ex image = New Trigg County Courthouse.jpg

| ex image cap = Trigg County courthouse in Cadiz

| district = 1st

}}

Trigg County is a county located on the far southwest border of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,061.{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/triggcountykentucky/PST045221 |access-date=February 26, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}} Its county seat is Cadiz.{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}} Formed in 1820, the county was named for Stephen Trigg, an officer in the American Revolutionary War who was killed at the Battle of Blue Licks, now in Robertson County, Kentucky.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_luoxAQAAMAAJ |title=The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1 |publisher=Kentucky State Historical Society |year=1903 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_luoxAQAAMAAJ/page/n198 37]}}{{Cite web |title=Trigg County |url=http://www.kyenc.org/entry/t/TRIGG02.html |access-date=July 10, 2013 |publisher=Kyenc.org}} It was a victory for British and allied troops.

Following the Prohibition era, Trigg continued as a prohibition or dry county until 2009. That year the county's voters narrowly approved a referendum to repeal the prohibition on alcohol sales for off-premises consumption.{{Cite news |last=Marlowe |first=Edward |date=March 8, 2012 |title=Trigg’s numbers show varying results |url=http://thenews.org/2012/03/08/triggs-numbers-show-varying-results/ |access-date=March 22, 2021 |publisher=The Murray State News}}

Trigg County is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Trigg County was formed in 1820 from portions of Christian County and Caldwell counties, as its population had increased.

Trigg County was named in honor of Lt. Col. Stephen Trigg, of Virginia. Trigg had settled near Harrodsburg, Kentucky; during the American Revolutionary War, he served as an officer for the rebels and was killed on August 19, 1782, in the Battle of Blue Licks.{{Cite book |last=Perrin |first=William Henry |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924028845762 |title=Counties of Christian and Trigg, Kentucky : historical and biographical |publisher=F.A. Battey Publishing Company |year=1884 |page=part II, p. 29}}

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|481|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|441|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|40|sqmi}} (8.3%) 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 20, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}

=Adjacent counties=

Lyon County (north)
Caldwell County (northeast)
Christian County (east)
Stewart County, Tennessee (south)
Calloway County (southwest)
Marshall County (northwest)

=National protected area=

Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (part)

Demographics

{{US Census population

| 1830 = 5916

| 1840 = 7716

| 1850 = 10129

| 1860 = 11051

| 1870 = 13686

| 1880 = 14489

| 1890 = 13902

| 1900 = 14073

| 1910 = 14539

| 1920 = 14208

| 1930 = 12531

| 1940 = 12784

| 1950 = 9683

| 1960 = 8870

| 1970 = 8620

| 1980 = 9384

| 1990 = 10361

| 2000 = 12597

| 2010 = 14339

| 2020 = 14061

| estyear = 2024

| estimate = 14559

| 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 20, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}
1790-1960{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=August 20, 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 20, 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 20, 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 12,597 people, 5,215 households, and 3,765 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|28|/sqmi|/km2}}. There were 6,698 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 88.34% White, 9.79% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,215 households, out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.90% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,002, and the median income for a family was $40,886. Males had a median income of $31,158 versus $22,081 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,184. About 8.80% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.20% of those under age 18 and 14.70% of those age 65 or over.

Media

=Radio stations=

WKDZ-FM 106.5 (country music)
WKDZ-AM 1110 AM & 100.9 FM (oldies)
WHVO 1480 AM & 96.5 F.M. (oldies)

=Newspapers=

The Cadiz Record

Communities

=City=

Cadiz (county seat)

=Census-designated place=

Cerulean (partially in Christian County)

=Other unincorporated places=

=Ghost town=

Golden Pond

Politics

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The current Judge/Executive is Stanley H. Humphries, who was elected in 2022.

=Elected officials=

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scope=row\|U.S. House \| {{party shading/Republican}}\|James Comer (R) \| {{party shading/Republican}}\|{{ushr\|KY\|1\|B}}
scope=row\|Ky. Senate \| {{party shading/Republican}}\|Jason Howell (R) \| {{party shading/Republican}}\|1
rowspan=2 \|Ky. House \| {{party shading/Republican}}\|Mary Beth Imes (R) \| {{party shading/Republican}}\|5
{{party shading/Republican}}\|Walker Thomas (R) \| {{party shading/Republican}}\|8

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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}}|James Comer (R)

| {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|KY|1|B}}

scope=row|Ky. Senate

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Jason Howell (R)

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1

rowspan=2 |Ky. House

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Mary Beth Imes (R)

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5

{{party shading/Republican}}|Walker Thomas (R)

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8

Notable people

Coy Bacon, NFL player
Darcy C. Coyle, university president
John Egerton, journalist
Joe Bolton, poet
Charles Tyler, musician
Boots Randolph, musician
Roger Vinson, U.S. District Court judge
Hugh "Riccardo" Martin, opera singer

References

External links

[http://www.trigg.k12.ky.us/ Trigg County Public Schools, Kentucky]
[http://www.cadizky.com/ Official Homepage]

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Category:1820 establishments in Kentucky

Category:Populated places established in 1820

Category:Kentucky counties

Category:Clarksville metropolitan area