Editing Fleming County, Kentucky

{{short description|County in Kentucky, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Fleming County
 | state                = Kentucky
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1798
 | founded date         = 
 | seat wl              = Flemingsburg
 | largest city wl      = Flemingsburg
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 351
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 349
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 2.8
 | area percentage      = 0.8%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 15082
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 15591 {{increase}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 44.7
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | footnotes            = 
 | leader_title         = Judge/Executive
 | leader_name          = [[John Sims Jr.]] (R)
 | web                  = www.flemingkychamber.com
 | named for            = John Fleming (1735–1791), early [[settler]] of Kentucky
 | ex image             = Fleming County, Kentucky courthouse 2.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Fleming County courthouse in Flemingsburg
 | district             = 6th
}}

'''Fleming County''' is a county located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kentucky]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 15,082.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/flemingcountykentucky/PST045221 |access-date=February 26, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>  Its [[county seat]] is [[Flemingsburg, Kentucky|Flemingsburg]].<ref name="GR6">{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was formed in 1798 and named for [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] John Fleming, an Indian fighter and early settler.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rennick, Robert M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&q=cannon+ky&pg=PA103 |title=Kentucky Place Names |date=1987 |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |isbn=0813126312 |pages=103 |access-date=April 28, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gannett, Henry |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ |title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |publisher=Govt. Print. Off. |year=1905 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n126 127]}}</ref> It is a [[moist county]].
In 1998, the [[Kentucky General Assembly]] designated Fleming County as the [[Covered Bridge]] Capital of Kentucky.<ref>[http://kdla.ky.gov/resources/KYSymbols.htm Kentucky State Symbols] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128223448/http://kdla.ky.gov/resources/KYSymbols.htm |date=January 28, 2011}}</ref>

==History==
Fleming County was established in 1798 from land given by Mason County.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Collins, Lewis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZFQAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA26 |title=Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky: History of Kentucky, Volume 2 |publisher=Collins & Company |year=1882 |pages=26}}</ref> The first courthouse, possibly built of logs, was replaced in 1830 and again in 1952.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hogan, Roseann Reinemuth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hAVlVS29NKIC&q=%22bell+county%22+1914+1918+1976&pg=PA230 |title=Kentucky Ancestry: A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research |date=1992 |publisher=Ancestry Publishing |isbn=9780916489496 |pages=230 |access-date=July 26, 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|351|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|349|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.8|sqmi}} (0.8%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_21.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210847/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_21.txt |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Mason County, Kentucky|Mason County]]  (north)
* [[Lewis County, Kentucky|Lewis County]]  (northeast)
* [[Rowan County, Kentucky|Rowan County]]  (southeast)
* [[Bath County, Kentucky|Bath County]]  (south)
* [[Nicholas County, Kentucky|Nicholas County]]  (west)
* [[Robertson County, Kentucky|Robertson County]]  (northwest)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1800 = 5016
| 1810 = 8947
| 1820 = 12186
| 1830 = 13499
| 1840 = 13268
| 1850 = 13914
| 1860 = 12489
| 1870 = 13398
| 1880 = 15221
| 1890 = 16078
| 1900 = 17074
| 1910 = 16066
| 1920 = 15614
| 1930 = 12931
| 1940 = 13327
| 1950 = 11962
| 1960 = 10890
| 1970 = 11366
| 1980 = 12323
| 1990 = 12292
| 2000 = 13792
| 2010 = 14348
| 2020 = 15082
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 15591
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=August 14, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |archive-date=August 11, 2012 |access-date=August 14, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ky190090.txt |access-date=August 14, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=August 14, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF" /> 2024<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|access-date=March 13, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 13,792 people, 5,367 households, and 3,966 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|39|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 6,120 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.33% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.41% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] 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 [[Marriage|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 [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,214. About 14.80% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.90% of those under age 18 and 20.10% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics==
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|5,578|1,334|88|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|5,534|1,474|60|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|4,722|1,348|190|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|3,780|1,911|91|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|3,432|2,279|121|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|3,749|2,406|48|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|3,282|1,813|84|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|2,313|1,913|538|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,045|2,257|833|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,409|2,086|27|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,824|1,616|19|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,189|2,051|75|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,647|2,317|19|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,484|1,455|43|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,220|1,406|541|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,668|2,678|6|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|2,777|2,216|0|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,744|2,519|17|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|2,592|2,446|12|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,088|2,722|84|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|2,666|2,612|14|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|2,855|2,999|14|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,749|2,879|21|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,638|3,442|44|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,798|2,086|4|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|2,572|2,590|47|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|2,960|3,488|26|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,836|2,240|41|Kentucky}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|1,400|1,915|492|Kentucky}}
===Elected officials===
{| class=wikitable
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Elected officials as of January 3, 2025'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/smembers_county.html |title=Senate Members - County |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=apps.legislature.ky.gov |publisher=[[Kentucky General Assembly]] |access-date=January 3, 2025 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/hmembers_county.html |title=House Members - County |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=apps.legislature.ky.gov |publisher=[[Kentucky General Assembly]] |access-date=January 3, 2025 |quote=}}</ref>
|- 
! scope=row|[[U.S. House]]
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Andy Barr (American politician)|Andy Barr]] (R)
| {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|KY|6|B}}
|- 
! scope=row|[[Kentucky Senate|Ky. Senate]]
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Steve West (Kentucky politician)|Stephen West]] (R)
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Kentucky's 27th Senate district|27]]
|- 
! scope=row|[[Kentucky House of Representatives|Ky. House]]
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Matthew Koch]] (R)
| {{party shading/Republican}}|72
|}

==Communities==
===Cities===
* [[Ewing, Kentucky|Ewing]]
* [[Flemingsburg, Kentucky|Flemingsburg]]

===Census-designated place===
* [[Elizaville, Kentucky|Elizaville]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=12em}}
* [[Bald Hill, Kentucky|Bald Hill]]
* [[Beechburg, Kentucky|Beechburg]]
* [[Blue Bank, Kentucky|Blue Bank]]
* [[Colfax, Kentucky|Colfax]]
* [[Concord, Fleming County, Kentucky|Concord]]
* [[Cowan, Kentucky|Cowan]]
* [[Craintown, Kentucky|Craintown]]
* [[Dalesburg, Kentucky|Dalesburg]]
* [[Fairview, Fleming County, Kentucky|Fairview]]
* [[Foxport, Kentucky|Foxport]]
* [[Fox Valley, Kentucky|Fox Valley]]
* [[Goddard, Kentucky|Goddard]]
* [[Grange City, Kentucky|Grange City]]
* [[Hillsboro, Kentucky|Hillsboro]]
* [[Hilltop, Fleming County, Kentucky|Hilltop]]
* [[Johnson Junction, Kentucky|Johnson Junction]]
* [[Mount Carmel, Kentucky|Mount Carmel]]
* [[Muses Mills, Kentucky|Muses Mills]]
* [[Nepton, Kentucky|Nepton]]
* [[Pleasureville, Fleming County, Kentucky|Pleasureville]]
* [[Plummers Landing, Kentucky|Plummers Landing]]
* [[Poplar Grove, Kentucky|Poplar Grove]]
* [[Poplar Plains, Kentucky|Poplar Plains]]
* [[Ringos Mills, Kentucky|Ringos Mills]]
* [[Sherburne, Kentucky|Sherburne]]
* [[Tilton, Kentucky|Tilton]]
* [[Wallingford, Kentucky|Wallingford]]
{{div col end}}

==Notable residents==
* [[Herman Chittison]], jazz pianist
* [[Edward Alvin Clary]], US Navy Medal Of Honor Recipient, March 23, 1910
* [[Willis A. Gorman]], [[Union Army]] general during the [[American Civil War]], member of [[U.S. House of Representatives]] for [[Indiana]], and territorial governor of [[Minnesota]]
* [[Claiborne Fox Jackson]], Pro-Confederate Missouri governor during the early part of the Civil War
* [[Alvin Saunders]], United States senator from Nebraska
* [[Franklin Sousley]], [[Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima|Iwo Jima flagraiser]]
* [[Andrew T. Wood]], lawyer and politician

==See also==
{{Portal|United States}}
* [[Moist county]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Fleming County, Kentucky]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070210131150/http://www.kentuckyhighlands.com/kh/counties/fleming_county.asp The Kentucky Highlands Project]
* [http://www.flemingcountyky.org/ Welcome to Fleming County]

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