Bracken County, Kentucky

Bracken County is a located in the  of. It was formed in 1797. As of, the population is 8,279. Its is.

History
Bracken County was organized as Kentucky's 23rd county in 1796 from parts of and  counties. It is named in honor of William Bracken, an early pioneer and surveyor, who first came to the area in 1773, then settled here. He met his death at an early day at the hands of the Indians. The original county was composed of all the way to southern, north to the , west to the and east to Dover, Kentucky. 

Several early were veterans of the  among them was Capt., he and his family came from. He died in Braken County in.

The county government moved from Augusta to Woodward's Crossing (now ) in 1833.

Bracken was the birthplace on Sept. 9, 1816 of , founder of and Kentucky'`s most noted. He was a graduate of Augusta College and. In it was also the site of  first  College in the world.

Bracken County played a major role in the movement known as the. There are several Sites in the  area. A network of citizens sympathetic to escaping slaves helped them cross the to nearby  and other points north.

Bracken County's economy was largely agricultural; its chief crops before the were  and corn. White burley tobacco, a light, adaptable leaf that revolutionized the industry, was first produced in from Bracken County seed.

Agriculture remains vital to the economy, with farms occupying 83.8 percent of the land area in. Commodities include wheat, hay, and milk. Burley production in  amounted to 5,406,000 pounds. Agricultural receipts in 1986 totaled $19,158,000.

Historic Schools
In 


 * 1790-1820 (Merged with the Methodist College)
 * 1820-1845 (Charter Revoked)
 * 1845-1847 (Opens as a public college)
 * 1845-1847 (Opens as a public college in old Academy Building)
 * 1847-1896 (Merge and stay open until shutting down in 1896)

In 

of funds)
 * 1899-1967(High)-1977(Elementary) (Shut high school down because of lack of students, Elementary lack
 * 1899-1925 (Becomes part of in 1925 as a sub district, shut down in 1946, school renamed Bracken County High School)

In 


 * 1860-1899
 * 1899-1960 (High)-(Becomes part of in 1961-1987)

In 


 * 1889-1956 (Becomes part of in 1956)

In 


 * (A school in the same district as shut down in 1987)

Law and Government
Judge Executives


 * 1) Gary Riggs (2007-Present)
 * 2) Leslie Newman (1995-2007)
 * 3) Dwayne "Pie" Jett (1987-1995)

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 541 (209 ). 526 km² (203 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (2.71%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,279 people, 3,228 households, and 2,346 families residing in the county. The was 16/km² (41/sq mi). There were 3,715 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.48%, 0.62% or , 0.25% , 0.06% , 0.04% , 0.21% from , and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,228 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% 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 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,823, and the median income for a family was $40,469. Males had a median income of $31,503 versus $21,139 for females. The for the county was $16,478. About 7.60% of families and 10.80% of the population were below the, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 17.30% of those age 65 or over.

Education

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