Bullitt County, Kentucky

Bullitt County is a located in the, , just south of the city of Louisville. It was formed in 1797. The county is named after Alexander Scott Bullitt, one of the architects of Kentucky government. As of the 2006 census estimate, Bullitt County had 72,851 residents, an increase of nearly 4,000 from the previous year.

History
Bullitt County was created on,. It was formed out of parts of and. In 1811, the current northwestern area of the county was formed from land given by Jefferson County, and when was created in 1824, land from the eastern boundary was given to them.

In the late 1700s to the mid 1800s, Bullitt County was the site of thriving Salt and Iron works industries.

Natural disasters
The Great Flood of the in 1937 left a profound impact throughout the region, and Bullitt County was no different. Much of the county was covered, including the cities of and. Most local attention was diverted to, but at least a few of the nearby news sources reported on the event in Bullitt County. One such notable source was the Jeffersonia, a local newspaper of, which reported the inundation of Shepherdsville and the general state of panic in the town.

A recent tornado outbreak happen in mid-October 2007 from Florida to Michigan, from Oklahoma to Ohio. One tornado hit Bullitt County twice getting to strength of an EF1.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 778 (300 ). 775 km² (299 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.37%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 61,236 people, 22,171 households, and 17,736 families residing in the county. The was 79/km² (205/sq mi). There were 23,160 housing units at an average density of 30/km² (77/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.07%, 0.38% or , 0.34% , 0.27% , 0.01% , 0.16% from , and 0.77% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 22,171 households out of which 39.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.40% were living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.00% were non-families. 16.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 32.70% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 7.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,106, and the median income for a family was $49,481. Males had a median income of $35,851 versus $24,098 for females. The for the county was $18,339. About 6.20% of families and 7.90% of the population were below the, including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 7.60% of those age 65 or over.

Fire protection
Fire protection is provided by both Kentucky Chapter 75 and 95 Districts and Departments. and Mount Washington Fire Protection District are currently staffed with a 24-hour professional firefighting staff.

The Shepherdsville Division of Fire provides their residents with four man crew on staff 24 hours a day starting on September 23rd, 2007. The crew consists of a career Captain and career Sergeant and 2 firefighters. Shepherdsville Fire also has four live-in firefighters who live at Station 1 for a faster response time for a second apparatus. Shepherdsville Fire recently opened a new firehouse located in the Shepherdsville Government Center in addition to the existing Station 2 on Frank E. Simon Blvd. Shepherdsville also has 35-40 volunteer firefighters to augment the paid personnel.

Nichols, Southeast Bullitt, and Lebanon Junction are all volunteer-based.

Zoneton Fire Protection District is 59 square miles (153 km²) with coverage from two stations. A $1 million expansion to Station 1 was completed in October 2006 providing more offices, apparatus storage, dormitories, and training facility. Zoneton also has live-ins at both stations to provide faster response times.

Attractions

 * Bullitt County History Museum
 * - Home of Jim Beam and bourbons.
 * - Home of the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot. Although the range's postal address is in the Hardin County city of, the range actually lies in Bullitt County.
 * - Home of the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot. Although the range's postal address is in the Hardin County city of, the range actually lies in Bullitt County.