Gallatin County, Kentucky

Gallatin County is a located in the  of. It was formed in 1799. As of, the population is 7,870. Its is. The county is named for a  native, who became a financier, prominent American Statesman and served as  of President.



History
The county was formed on, , Gallatin was the 31st established Kentucky county. It was derived from parts of and  counties. Later, parts of the county were pared off to create three additional counties: in 1819,  in 1836 and  in 1838. Today Gallatin is one tenth of its original size.

The disrupted the lives of Gallatin countians. There were skirmishes in the county and some of its citizens were arrested for treason. In September 1864, and his  forces reportedly were in control of Gallatin and several other Kentucky counties. The report went on to state that the Confederates forces were rapidly recruiting volunteers in the area.

After the end of the American Civil War, the near  was the scene of one of the worst  accidents in history. Two passenger steamers, the America and the United States, collided. The United States carried a cargo of barrels of, which caught fire, and soon both boats were in flames. The death toll reached 162.

As the twentieth century progressed, the river trade began to decline, and the steamboat era ended. Gallatin County is traversed by, , and highways. Construction on the began in 1956 and was completed in 1964. In 1967 a hydroelectric power plant was built at the dam and provided jobs, but in the 1980s more than 50 percent of the population was employed outside the county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 271 (105 ). 256 km² (99 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (5.61%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,870 people, 2,902 households, and 2,135 families residing in the county. The was 31/km² (80/sq mi). There were 3,362 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (34/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.72%, 1.59% or , 0.18% , 0.22% , 0.25% from , and 1.04% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,902 households out of which 37.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 22.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.60% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 31.00% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,422, and the median income for a family was $41,136. Males had a median income of $32,081 versus $21,803 for females. The for the county was $16,416. About 11.60% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the, including 16.60% of those under age 18 and 16.40% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

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