Fleming County is a county located in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,082. Its

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is Flemingsburg. The county was formed in 1798 and named for

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John Fleming, an Indian fighter and early settler. It is a

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. In 1998, the

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designated Fleming County as the

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Capital of Kentucky.

History

Fleming County was established in 1798 from land given by Mason County. The first courthouse, possibly built of logs, was replaced in 1830 and again in 1952.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.8%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Mason County (north) * Lewis County (northeast) * Rowan County (southeast) * Bath County (south) * Nicholas County (west) * Robertson County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 13,792 people, 5,367 households, and 3,966 families residing in the county. The

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was 39 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 6,120 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.33%

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, 1.41%

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, 0.14% Native American, 0.17%

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, 0.28% from

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, and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were

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of any race. There were 5,367 households, out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.10% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.00% 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 2.99. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.40% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $27,990, and the median income for a family was $33,300. Males had a median income of $26,463 versus $19,895 for females. The

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for the county was $14,214. About 14.80% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the

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, including 24.90% of those under age 18 and 20.10% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Communities

Cities

* Ewing * Flemingsburg

Census-designated place

* Elizaville

Unincorporated communities

* Bald Hill * Beechburg * Blue Bank * Colfax *

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* Craintown * Dalesburg * Fairview * Foxport * Fox Valley *

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* Grange City * Hillsboro * Hilltop * Johnson Junction *

Mount Carmel Mount Carmel ( he, הַר הַכַּרְמֶל, Har haKarmel; ar, جبل الكرمل, Jabal al-Karmil), also known in Arabic as Mount Mar Elias ( ar, link=no, جبل مار إلياس, Jabal Mār Ilyās, lit=Mount Saint Elias/Elijah), is a c ...

* Muses Mills * Nepton * Pleasureville * Plummers Landing * Poplar Grove * Poplar Plains * Ringos Mills * Sherburne * Tilton * Wallingford

Notable residents

* Herman Chittison, jazz pianist * Edward Alvin Clary, US Navy Medal Of Honor Recipient, 23 March 1910 *

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general during the

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, member of

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for

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, and territorial governor of

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, Pro-Confederate Missouri governor during the early part of the Civil War *

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, Iwo Jima flagraiser

References

External links

The Kentucky Highlands Project

Welcome to Fleming County
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