Christian County, Kentucky

Christian County is a located in the  of. It was formed in. As of 2000, the population was 72,265. Its is.

History
The county is named for, a native of , and a veteran of the. He settled near in, and was killed by  in southern  in.

was born in Christian County, as was.

Joshua Grant was an early settler of Christian County. He married into the McNeil family. Almost all of Joshua's sons had "McNeil" as their middle name. Joshua Grant was a descendant of James Grant and Anne Diskin of. Many of the Grants in and  were also descendants of James Grant and Anne Diskin. Contrary to what is stated in publications dating back to the, this is a southern Grant family that was not related to General , at least on this Continent.

The United States Supreme Court case Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514 (1972), arose out of a 1958 double-murder in Christian County, Kentucky.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,875 (724 ). 1,868 km² (721 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.37%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 72,265 people, 24,857 households, and 18,344 families residing in the county. The was 39/km² (100/sq mi). There were 27,182 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (38/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 69.92%, 23.73% or , 0.52% , 0.91% , 0.32% , 2.23% from , and 2.37% from two or more races. 4.83% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 24,857 households out of which 41.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were living together, 13.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.30% under the age of 18, 15.80% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 16.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 106.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,177, and the median income for a family was $35,240. Males had a median income of $25,063 versus $20,748 for females. The for the county was $14,611. About 12.10% of families and 15.00% of the population were below the, including 19.30% of those under age 18 and 13.50% of those age 65 or over.

High Schools

 * Fort Campbell High School — physically located in Tennessee, but serving the entire Fort Campbell base, and a member of Kentucky's governing body for high school athletics, the
 * University Heights Academy (private K-12)
 * Heritage Christian Academy (private K-12)
 * University Heights Academy (private K-12)
 * Heritage Christian Academy (private K-12)

Colleges

 * (Website)
 * (regional campuses in Hopkinsville and Ft. Campbell)

External References

 * County Homepage
 * WHVO-AM (Local Radio Station)