Scott County, Kentucky

Scott County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 33,061. Its is undefined.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 739 (285 ). 737 km² (285 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.20%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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

History
Scott County was explored as early as 1774. One of the early settlers was John McClelland of Pennsylvania. The area became subject to hostile Indian attacks, and was abandoned by 1777.

In 1783, Robert Johnson established the first permanent settlement at Johnson's Station. In 1786, Catholics established the second parish in Kentucky at St. Francis, Kentucky.

Scott County was formed in 1792. It was one of the first counties created after Statehood. It was named for hero, Gen., who led the Kentucky Militia at the disastrous  in 1791. Gen. Scott went on to the 1794 victory at, and served as Governor from 1808 - 1812.

On November 18, 1861, Scott County native George W. Johnson was elected provisional governor of Kentucky. In the, Scott County furnished the with 118 soldiers and the Confederacy with approximately 1,000. 

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 33,061 people, 12,110 households, and 8,985 families residing in the county. The was 45/km² (116/sq mi). There were 12,977 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (46/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.94%, 5.35% or , 0.26% , 0.50% , 0.01% , 0.82% from , and 1.13% from two or more races. 1.61% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 12,110 households out of which 38.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.80% were non-families. 21.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 11.80% from 18 to 24, 32.60% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 8.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,081, and the median income for a family was $54,117. Males had a median income of $40,604 versus $25,767 for females. The for the county was $21,490. About 7.30% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the, including 11.00% of those under age 18 and 12.10% of those age 65 or over.

Notable Current/Past Residents

 * - U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born in Stamping Ground.
 * - politician, U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Georgetown in 1870.
 * - First Attorney General of Illinois.
 * - Confederate General, took part in Moargan's Raid. Brother-in-law of John Hunt Morgan.
 * David French - author, A Season for Justice: Defending the Rights of the Christian Home, Church and School.
 * - politician, U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Georgetown in 1833.
 * - politician, U.S. Senator from California. Born near Newton in 1815.
 * - politician, 1st Confederate Governor of Kentucky, mortally wounded at the Battle of Shiloh.
 * - politician, U.S. Representative from Kentucky, brother of Richard M. Johnson. Born at Great Crossings in 1788.
 * - politician, Vice-President of the United States 1837-43. Born in Louisville, Ky.
 * - U.S. Representative from Ohio 1891-95, Mayor of Cleveland 1901-1909. Born in Georgetown in 1854.
 * - politician, 22nd Governor of Kentucky. Was the Federal Governor during the Civil War. Cardome in Georgetown was his family home.
 * - politician, United States Senator from Illinois. Born in Georgetown in 1794.
 * - U.S. Senator and Confederate States Senator from Arkansas. Nephew of Richard M. Johnson.
 * - General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, Confederate Secretary of War in 1862.
 * Junius Ward - 19th century horsman and plantation owner, founder of Ward Hall.

External references

 * Scott County History