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Ballard County, Kentucky

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Ballard County is a county located in the west portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,728. Its county seat is Wickliffe and its largest city is LaCenter.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created by the Kentucky State Legislature in 1842 and is named for Captain Bland Ballard, a soldier, statesman, and member of the Kentucky General Assembly.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ballard County is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

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Ballard County was formed from portions of Hickman County and McCracken County. It was named for Bland Ballard (1761–1853), a Kentucky pioneer and soldier who served as a scout for General George Rogers Clark during the American Revolutionary War, and later commanded a company during the War of 1812. On February 17, 1880, the courthouse was destroyed by a fire, which also destroyed most of the county's early records.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat was transferred from Blandville to Wickliffe in 1882.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

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Fort Jefferson Memorial Cross at the Confluence in Wickliffe

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (9.9%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

State protected area

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Axe Lake Swamp State Nature Preserve is a Template:Convert nature preserve located in Ballard County, in the Barlow Bottoms. The preserve is part of the Template:Convert Axe Lake Swamp wetlands complex which supports at least eight rare plant and animal species. The site has been recognized as a priority wetland in the North American Waterfowl Management Plan.<ref name=axelake>Axe Lake Swamp State Nature Preserve web site Template:Webarchive URL accessed on August 20, 2006.</ref>

Adjacent counties

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Demographics

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As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 8,286 people, 3,395 households, and 2,413 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 3,837 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 95.32% White, 2.87% Black or African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

There were 3,395 households, out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.85.

The age distribution was 23.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,130, and the median income for a family was $41,386. Males had a median income of $32,345 versus $20,902 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,035. About 10.70% of families and 13.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.30% of those under age 18 and 15.40% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

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Elected officials

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Elected officials as of January 3, 2025<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
U.S. House Template:Party shading/Republican|James Comer (R) Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr
Ky. Senate Template:Party shading/Republican|Danny Carroll (R) Template:Party shading/Republican|2
Ky. House Template:Party shading/Republican|Steven Rudy (R) Template:Party shading/Republican|1

Voter registration

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Ballard County Voter Registration & Party Enrollment Template:As of<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Political Party Total Voters Percentage
Template:Party color cell Democratic 4,671 73.37%
Template:Party color cell Republican 1,402 22.02%
Template:Party color cell Others 227 3.57%
Template:Party color cell Independent 57 0.90%
Template:Party color cell Libertarian 5 0.08%
Template:Party color cell Green 2 0.03%
Total 6,366 100%

Statewide elections

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Previous gubernatorial elections results
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2023 63.72% 1,691 36.28% 963 0.00% 0
2019 65.34% 2,010 32.90% 1,012 1.75% 54
2015 55.20% 1,312 41.65% 990 3.16% 75
2011 35.80% 773 59.01% 1,274 5.19% 112
2007 34.09% 927 65.91% 1,792 0.00% 0
2003 46.53% 1,433 53.47% 1,647 0.00% 0
1999 6.70% 99 83.28% 1,230 10.02% 148
1995 32.30% 938 67.46% 1,959 0.24% 7

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Communities

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Cities

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Census-designated places

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Other unincorporated communities

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Notable people

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See also

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References

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