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Christian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 72,748. Its county seat is
Hopkinsville Hopkinsville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 31,577. History Early years The area of present-day Hopkinsville was initially claimed in 1796 b ...
. The county was formed in 1797. Christian County is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.


History

The county is named for Colonel William Christian, a native of
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, and a veteran of the Revolutionary War. He settled near Louisville, Kentucky in 1785, and was killed by Native Americans in southern Indiana in 1786.
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, president of the Confederate States of America, was born in Fairview, Christian County, Kentucky (now part of Todd County) in 1808. United States Vice President Adlai Stevenson I was born in Christian County in 1835. The present courthouse, built in 1869, replaced a structure burned by
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cavalry in 1864 because the Union Army was using it as their barracks. The United States Supreme Court case ''
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'', 407 U.S. 514 (1972), arose out of a 1958 double-murder in Christian County, Kentucky. In 2006 and 2008, tornadoes touched down across northern Christian County, damaging homes in the Crofton area. In 2017, northwestern Christian County was the point of greatest eclipse for the
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that crossed North America. The center was in the Bainbridge/Sinking Fork area of the county, on the Orchardale farm.


Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.9%) is water. It is the second-largest county by area in Kentucky and the largest in Western Kentucky.


Adjacent counties

* Hopkins County (north) * Muhlenberg County (northeast) * Todd County (east) * Montgomery County, Tennessee (southeast) * Stewart County, Tennessee (southwest) *
Trigg County Trigg County is a county located on the far southwestern border of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,061. Its county seat is Cadiz. Formed in 1820, the county was named for Stephen Trigg, an officer in th ...
(west) * Caldwell County (northwest)


Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 72,265 people, 24,857 households, and 18,344 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 27,182 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 69.92% White, 23.73% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.91%
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, 0.32% Pacific Islander, 2.23% from other races, and 2.37% from two or more races. 4.83% of the population were Hispanic or
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of any race. There were 24,857 households, out of which 41.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were
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living together, 13.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12. In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.30% under the age of 18, 15.80% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 16.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.60 males. The median income for a household in the county was $31,177, and the median income for a family was $35,240. Males had a median income of $25,063 versus $20,748 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,611. About 12.10% of families and 15.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.30% of those under age 18 and 13.50% of those age 65 or over.


Education

Most residents are zoned to
Christian County Public Schools Christian County Public Schools is the public school system of Christian County, Kentucky, United States. After many of the high schools in the area were consolidated in 1959, the city and county schools were consolidated with the formation of t ...
. However residents of Fort Campbell are zoned to
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(DoDEA) schools.


High schools

* Christian County High School, established 1959 *
Hopkinsville High School Hopkinsville High School is a four-year public high school located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with over 1,000 students. It is operated by the Christian County Public Schools school district. History There was controversy in 1925 when the Christia ...
*
Fort Campbell High School The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is a federal school system headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and managing prekindergarten through 12th grade educational programs on behal ...
— physically located in Tennessee, but serving the entire Fort Campbell base, and a member of Kentucky's governing body for high school athletics, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association *
University Heights Academy University Heights Academy (University Heights or UHA) is an independent, college preparatory school for students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The school was founded in 1973 and currently has an enrollm ...
(private K-12) * Heritage Christian Academy (private K-12)


Colleges

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Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville Community College (HCC) is a public community college in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). Founded in 1965, HCC maintains a main ...
*
Murray State University Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, H ...
(regional campuses in Hopkinsville and Ft. Campbell)


Politics


Communities


Cities

* Crofton *
Hopkinsville Hopkinsville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 31,577. History Early years The area of present-day Hopkinsville was initially claimed in 1796 b ...
* LaFayette * Oak Grove * Pembroke


Census-designated places

* Fairview *
Fort Campbell North Fort Campbell North is a census-designated place (CDP) in Christian County, Kentucky, Christian County, Kentucky, United States. It contains most of the housing for the Fort Campbell United States Army, Army base within the Kentucky portion of the ...


Other unincorporated communities

* Apex * Bainbridge * Bennettstown * Bluff Spring * Casky * Edgoten * Empire * Fearsville *
Fruit Hill Fruit Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,755 at the 2010 census. Geography Fruit Hill is located at (39.070912, -84.364707). According to the United States Census Bureau, the ...
* Garrettsburg * Gracey * Hensleytown *
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* Honey Grove *
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Kelly Kelly may refer to: Art and entertainment * Kelly (Kelly Price album) * Kelly (Andrea Faustini album) * ''Kelly'' (musical), a 1965 musical by Mark Charlap * "Kelly" (song), a 2018 single by Kelly Rowland * ''Kelly'' (film), a 1981 Canadi ...
* Mannington * Newstead * Saint Elmo * Sinking Fork


Notable people

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Greg Buckner Gregory Derayle Buckner (born September 16, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who is the associate head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He had previously served as an assist ...
, former NBA player *
Edgar Cayce Edgar Cayce (; 18 March 1877 – 3 January 1945) was an American clairvoyant who claimed to channel his higher self while in a trance-like state. His words were recorded by his friend, Al Layne; his wife, Gertrude Evans, and later by his s ...
(1877-1945), mystic *
Anthony Hickey Anthony Hickey (born November 22, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa from the Israeli Basketball Premier League. High school career In high school, Hickey was named the 2011 Kentucky Mr. Basketball winner whi ...
(born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...
* Adlai Stevenson I, 23rd Vice President of the United States (1893-1897), was born in Christian County. * Whitney Westerfield, politician *
Chris Whitney Christofer Antwone Whitney (born October 5, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. Whitney was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. A 6'0" point guard from Lincoln Trail College and then Clemson University, Whitney was selected ...
, former NBA player


See also

*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Christian County, Kentucky This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Christian County, Kentucky. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Christian County, Kentucky, ...


References


External links


Community Data and Relocation Info

Economic Development Council- Hopkinsville/Christian County

Chamber of Commerce- Hopkinsville/Christian County

WHVO-AM (Local Radio Station)


* {{authority control Kentucky counties 1797 establishments in Kentucky Clarksville metropolitan area Populated places established in 1797