Fayette County, Kentucky

Fayette County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 260,512; its is Lexington; its territory, population and  are coextensive with.

History
One of three original counties formed when was divided by the Virginia Act in  (the other two counties being  and ). Fayette County included area north and east of the Kentucky River, 37 present-day counties, and parts of 7 others. It was reduced to its present boundaries in. The county is named for, who came to America to assist with the.

On, , Fayette County merged its government with that of its of , creating a  governed by the .

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 739 (286 ). 737 km² (285 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.35%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 260,512 people, 108,288 households, and 62,915 families residing in the county. The was 354/km² (916/sq mi). There were 116,167 housing units at an average density of 158/km² (408/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 81.04%, 13.48% or , 0.19% , 2.46% , 0.03% , 1.21% from , and 1.58% from two or more races. 3.29% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 108,288 households out of which 27.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.50% were living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.90% were non-families. 31.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.30% under the age of 18, 14.60% from 18 to 24, 33.20% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,813, and the median income for a family was $53,264. Males had a median income of $36,166 versus $26,964 for females. The for the county was $23,109. About 8.20% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the, including 14.30% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

Rural Communities

 * Athens
 * Clays Ferry
 * Little Texas
 * South Elkhorn
 * Spears (split between  and Fayette Counties.

Historically Black Rural Hamlets

 * Bracktown
 * Cadentown
 * Little Georgetown
 * Pralltown
 * Jimtown

Schools
Schools in the county are operated by.

Private high schools

 * Lexington Catholic High School
 * Lexington Christian Academy
 * Sayre School
 * Trinity Christian Academy
 * Blue Grass Baptist School