Barren County is a

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located in the south-central portion of the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,485. Its

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. The county was founded on December 20, 1798, from parts of

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and

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Counties. It was named for the Barrens, meadowlands that cover the northern third, though actually the soil is fertile. Barren County is part of the Glasgow, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the

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-Glasgow, KY

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. In 2007 Barren County was named the "Best Place to Live in Rural America" by ''

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History

Barren County was established in 1798 from land taken from Green County and

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. Six courthouses have served the county throughout its history, the first built of logs. Barren County, like most of south-central Kentucky, was settled by the Scots-Irish, and still bears many cultural aspects that trace back to that heritage. The Scottish heritage is the most evident, as indicated by the name of the county seat, which is named for

Glasgow, Scotland Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

, and is celebrated annually with the Glasgow Highland Games, one of three highland games held each year in Kentucky. Barren was a prohibition or

dry county A dry county is a county in the United States whose government forbids the sale of any kind of alcoholic beverages. Some prohibit off-premises sale, some prohibit on-premises sale, and some prohibit both. Dozens of dry counties exist across the ...

, until voters overturned that in September 2016. Prior to that, there were two exceptions: * Cave City, which voted in 2005 to become "moist" (selling only

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by the drink in restaurants of a certain minimum size (100 in this case) and which derive 70% or more of their revenue from food), and later voted in 2014 to approve full package sales. * Glasgow, which approved liquor by the drink under the same restrictions on November 6, 2007, after three previous elections to allow full alcohol sales in the city were soundly defeated.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.5%) is water.

Barren River Lake Barren River Lake is a , reservoir in Kentucky created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1964 by impounding the Barren River. The lake occupies parts of Allen, Barren, and Monroe counties. The Barren River Lake Dam is an earthen dam, 146 fe ...

is located in the southern part of the county, forming part of its boundary with Allen County.

Barren River Lake State Resort Park Barren River Lake State Resort Park is a park located in Barren County, Kentucky and extending into parts of Allen County and Monroe County. Barren River Lake, its major feature, is an artificial lake created with the building of a dam by th ...

is located primarily within Barren County, along the lake's shoreline.

Adjacent counties

* Hart County (north) * Metcalfe County (east) *

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(southeast) * Allen County (southwest) *

(west) * Edmonson County (northwest)

National protected area

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(part)

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 38,033 people, 15,346 households, and 10,941 families residing in the county. The

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was . There were 17,095 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 94.30%

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, 4.09% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.41%

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, 0.03%

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, 0.38% from

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, and 0.65% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were

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of any race. There were 15,346 households, out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were

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living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.91. The age distribution was 24.20% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $31,240, and the median income for a family was $37,231. Males had a median income of $29,860 versus $21,208 for females. The

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for the county was $16,816. About 11.80% of families and 15.60% of the population were below the

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, including 20.30% of those under age 18 and 19.10% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

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is the predominant religion in the county. The

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is the leading

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denomination in terms of adherents, with Glasgow Baptist Church being the largest congregation in the county.

Missionary Baptist Missionary Baptists are a group of Baptists that grew out of the missionary / anti-missionary controversy that divided Baptists in the United States in the early part of the 19th century, with Missionary Baptists following the pro-missions movem ...

United Methodist The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelic ...

Free Methodist The Free Methodist Church (FMC) is a Methodist Christian denomination within the holiness movement, based in the United States. It is evangelical in nature and is Wesleyan–Arminian in theology. The Free Methodist Church has members in over 100 ...

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

(including

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including non-institutional,

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, and numerous independent churches are located in the county, as well as two

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parishes, an

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, and a sizable

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community. No

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, or other religions are known to have houses of worship within the county.

Economy

Barren County is primarily rural in nature, with agriculture as the primary industry.

, the county seat, has numerous manufacturing facilities, and is also a medical and retail hub for the area. Cave City is also a popular lodging area for tourists visiting nearby

Politics

and most of the counties in the State, the Democratic Party has the most registered voters; however the county hasn't voted for the Democratic Presidential candidate since 1992—-and even then, it was by a margin of less than 2%. 51.57% of the voters are registered to the Democratic Party, and 41.73% are registered Republicans.

Voter registration

Statewide elections

Education

The county is home to all or part of three school districts: * Most of the county is served by the Barren County Schools, which includes Barren County High School and Middle School in Glasgow, and seven elementary schools throughout the county, many of which were formerly also high schools before they were consolidated into Barren County High in the early 1970s. * Th
Glasgow Independent Schools
serve the city of Glasgow proper, with small areas of overlap outside the city limits. The district includes Glasgow High School, Glasgow Middle School, and two elementary schools. In addition, the Glasgow and Caverna (see below) districts jointly operate an alternative school located in the Glasgow district for "at-risk" children in middle and high school. Barren County High and Middle Schools, although operated by the county district, are actually located within the boundaries of the Glasgow district. * The Caverna Independent Schools take in Cave City and surrounding northwest Barren County, as well as Horse Cave and the southwest corner of neighboring Hart County. It is served by

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, Caverna Middle School, and Caverna Elementary School, all located between Cave City and Horse Cave. The high school is on the Hart County side of the line, while the elementary and middle schools share a campus on the Barren County side. The district is one of only a handful in the United States which is located in more than one county. Three other districts with this distinction are in Kentucky, most notably the

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Independent School District, serving a single city split by a county line.

Transportation

Barren County is served by

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, which goes through the northwest part of the county, and the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway, a former

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that was designated to be part of the future

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corridor before that project was scrapped. U.S. Routes 31E, 31W, and 68 also pass through the county.

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service is provided by

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, whose former

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main line passes through Cave City and Park City. The Glasgow Railway Company is a short line which owns a branch from Park City (which was formerly called Glasgow Junction) to Glasgow; the line is serviced via an operating lease by CSX.

Communities

Cities

* Cave City *

(county seat) *

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Census-designated place

* Hiseville

Other unincorporated communities

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* Bon Ayr *

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* Griderville *

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* Highland Springs * Lecta *

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* Merry Oaks * Railton * Rocky Hill * Temple Hill * Tracy

Media

WLYE-FM WLYE-FM (94.1 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Glasgow, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Bowling Green area. The station is currently owned by Forever Communications, Inc. and features progra ...

"Willie 94.1" - ''Real Country'' Glasgow * WCLU-AM 1490

* WLLI "Willie 94.1" Glasgow (licensed to Munfordville) *

WCDS WCDS (1230 AM and 104.7 FM) is a radio station that broadcasts a sports radio format. The station is licensed to Glasgow, Kentucky, and serves the Glasgow/Bowling Green radio market, including the Cave region of west-central Kentucky.

-AM 1230 "SportsRadio 123" - Newberry Broadcasting, Inc. *

W239BV W239BV is a Classic Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Winchester, Virginia and serves Frederick County, Virginia. W239BV simulcasts sister station WKSI-FM's HD2 feed. W239BV is owned and operated by iHeartMedia. Programmi ...

(FM 95.7) - "96 Hits" - an analog radio repeater of WOVO-HD2/ Horse Cave * ''

Glasgow Daily Times The ''Glasgow Daily Times'' was a newspaper based in Glasgow, Kentucky, and covering Barren County. Founded in 1865, the paper published its final edition on June 9, 2020. Previously published daily except Saturdays, the print schedule was reduce ...

'' - local newspaper published Tuesday through Saturday * '' Barren County Progress'' - county-oriented weekly newspaper published Thursdays

Economy

Barren County's industry includes these companies: *

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operates a full-service super center at the intersection of

Kentucky Route 90 Kentucky Route 90 (KY 90) is a major east–west state highway in southern Kentucky. The route is long, and it traverses Barren, Metcalfe, Cumberland, Clinton, Wayne, Pulaski, McCreary and Whitley Counties in southern Kentucky. It runs f ...

(Happy Valley Road) and Veterans Outer Loop on the northwest outskirts of the city. * Mid-State Recycling - the area's main recycling facility. *

Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier. It operates regional campuses in Glasgow, Elizabethtow ...

's satellite campus in

Glasgow, Kentucky Glasgow is a home rule-class city in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of its county. Glasgow is the principal city of the Glasgow micropolitan area, which comprises Barren and Metcalfe counties. The population was 14,028 ...

* Glasgow Electric Plant Board - Electric,

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, and internet service in the City of Glasgow. * Farmers Rural Electric Co Op - Electric service for the county. * South Central Rural Telephone Company - cable television and internet service. * T.J. Samson Community Hospital * Southern States Feed Mill in Park City * Dakota Elmore Realty and Auction Co. Cave City's main industry in Barren County's economy is tourism, thanks to its proximity to

, which is one of the top ten most visited attractions in Kentucky. A number of motels and restaurants are located at the interchange of

and state routes 70 and 90, which cater to tourists visiting the area or just passing through, thereby making Cave City, and much of northwest Barren County, a tourism hot-spot. The city operates a small convention center that is popular with church groups and other family-related organizations, mainly because of the area's lack of crime and abundance of tourist attractions. Cave City has long been a gateway to Mammoth Cave; in the era of passenger rail travel, trains of the

would discharge tourists there, who would then be shuttled to the cave. The agricultural industry is also a big factor in the area's economy. For more information, see the Barren County Economic Authority's website (www.BarrenCoEa.com).

Sites and events of interest

* Fort Williams, Glasgow. *

, Lucas at the junction of

US 31E U.S. Route 31E (US 31E) is the easternmost of two parallel routes for U.S. Highway 31 from Nashville, Tennessee, to Louisville, Kentucky. (At one time, it split with U.S. Highway 31W at Sellersburg, Indiana, north of Louisville.) Route des ...

and KY 87 in southern Barren County. *

, a lake along the Barren- Allen County line that is operated by the

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.
Kentucky Action Park/Jesse James Riding Stables
Cave City, Kentucky
Guntown Mountain Old West town and Haunted Hotel
Cave City
Diamond Caverns
Park City, along the Edmonson-Barren County line on the southeastern fringe of Mammoth Cave National Park.
Onyx Cave and Rock Shop
Cave City * Thomerson Park, Dry Fork Events include, but are not limited to, the following: * The 400-mile yard sale along

US 68 U.S. Route 68 (US 68) is a United States highway that runs for from northwest Ohio to Western Kentucky. The highway's western terminus is at US 62 in Reidland, Kentucky. Its present northern terminus is at Interstate 75 in Findlay, Ohio, though ...

throughout the route's course in Kentucky (except Metro Lexington and the LBL) - first Thursday-Sunday in June, annually. * Glasgow Highland Games at Barren River Lake State Resort Park - early June. * Annual Roller Coaster Yard Sale along State Highway 63 - early October. * Annual Fireworks Extravaganza at

, July 4 of each year.

Notable people

Walter Arnold Baker Walter Arnold Baker (February 20, 1937 – May 24, 2010) was an American lawyer and politician who served in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly, in the presidential administration of Ronald Reagan, and on the Kentucky Supreme Court. A ...

(1937-2010) : Associate Justice, Kentucky Supreme Court, Assistant General Counsel for International Affairs in the Department of Defense, Member of Kentucky Senate and House of Representatives, Lieutenant Colonel, Kentucky Air National Guard. * Ira F. M. Butler (1812–1909), Oregon pioneer and state legislator *

Floyd Collins William Floyd Collins (July 20, 1887 – February 13, 1925) was an American cave explorer, principally in a region of Kentucky that houses hundreds of miles of interconnected caves, today a part of Mammoth Cave National Park, the longes ...

(1887–1925), cave explorer and cave accident victim *

Kelly Craft Kelly Dawn Craft (; born February 24, 1962) is an American businesswoman, political donor, politician, and former diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2019 to 2021. Craft previously served as the United ...

(née Guilfoil) (born 1962),

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and US Ambassador to Canada *

Nancy Kelsey Nancy Kelsey (August 1, 1823, in Barren County, Kentucky – August 10, 1896, in Cuyama, California) was a member of the Bartleson–Bidwell Party. She was the first white woman to travel overland from Missouri, seeing Utah and Nevada before cross ...

(1823–1896), the "Betsy Ross of California *

Louie B. Nunn Louie Broady Nunn (March 8, 1924 – January 29, 2004) was an American politician who served as the 52nd governor of Kentucky. Elected in 1967, he was the only Republican to hold the office between the end of Simeon Willis's term in 1947 and ...

(1924–2004), former

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* Marion McCarrell Scott (1843-1922), educator and government advisor in Meiji period Japan * Henry Skaggs (1724-1810), longhunter, explorer, and pioneer, lived in Hiseville * Luska Twyman (1913–1988), first African American mayor of Glasgow, Kentucky * William Burton Walbert (1886–1959), Southern gospel songwriter, singer, composer, and editor

References

External links

Mammoth Fun - Kentucky's Cave Country (Caveland Marketing Association)
{{authority control Barren County, Kentucky, 1798 establishments in Kentucky Kentucky counties Glasgow, Kentucky, micropolitan area Populated places established in 1798

History

Geography

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Demographics

Religion

Economy

Politics

Voter registration

Statewide elections

Education

Transportation

Communities

Cities

Census-designated place

Other unincorporated communities

Media

Economy

Sites and events of interest

Notable people

See also

References

External links