Everything about Hardin County Kentucky totally explained
Hardin County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Kentucky. It was formed in 1793. As of 2007, the population was 97,949. Its
county seat is at Elizabethtown. The county is named for
John Hardin, a
Continental Army officer during the
American Revolution.
President Abraham Lincoln was born in what was then Hardin County near Hodgenville, now part of modern-day
LaRue County.
Hardin County is a limited
dry county, meaning that sale of alcohol in the county is prohibited except by the drink in restaurants seating at least 100 diners in the cities of
Elizabethtown and
Radcliff, and at the Pine Valley Golf Resort.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 630
square miles (1,631
km²), of which, 628 square miles (1,626 km²) of it's land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.30%) is water.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 94,174 people, 34,497 households, and 25,355 families residing in the county. The
population density was 150 people per square mile (58/km²). There were 37,673 housing units at an average density of 60 per square mile (23/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 81.99%
White, 11.87%
Black or African American, 0.42%
Native American, 1.80%
Asian, 0.22%
Pacific Islander, 1.35% from
other races, and 2.35% from two or more races. 3.35% of the population were
Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 34,497 households out of which 38.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were
married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 22.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.07. The largest metropolitan area in the county is the City of
Elizabethtown.
The age distribution was 27.60% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 31.50% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,744, and the median income for a family was $43,610. Males had a median income of $30,743 versus $22,688 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $17,487. About 8.20% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.50% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
Economy
The economy of Hardin County is largely dominated by the adjacent
Fort Knox Military Installation.
The Army Human Resource Center, the largest construction project in the history of Fort Knox, began in November 2007. It’s a $185 million, three-story, 880,000-square-foot complex, sitting on 104 acres. As many as 2,100 new permanent human resources, information technology, and administrative white-collar civilian professionals will be working there.
Officials expect that as many as 12,000 people, including the families of soldiers and civilian workers to relocate to the area as a result of the Fort Knox realignment.
Approximately $1 billion in federal and state construction funds are scheduled for Fort Knox, and in the surrounding areas by the end of 2011.
Gov. Steve Beshear of Kentucky announced the creation of a task force to help Hardin County, and the surrounding counties prepare for the Fort Knox realignment. The group is “designed to meet specific needs” in areas such as transportation, economic development, education, water and sewer availability, and area wide planning.
Education
K-12
Three public school districts operate in the county:
The Hardin County Schools serve K-12 students in most of the county, with the exception of (most of) Elizabethtown, Fort Knox, and for K-8 students only, the West Point area. The district operates seven elementary schools, five middle schools, and three high schools.
The Elizabethtown Independent Schools serve students in most of the city of Elizabethtown; however, some areas are instead served by the Hardin County district. The district operates three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.
West Point School is a K-8 school serving the West Point area, which is cut off from the rest of Hardin County by Fort Knox.
Three private schools also operate in the county, one Catholic and two Protestant.
The Department of Defense Education Activity, through its Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools subagency, operates eight schools on the Fort Knox base for military dependents. DDESS has four elementary schools (grades K-3), two intermediate schools (4-6), one middle school (7-8), and one high school (9-12) on base.
A new $16-million Fort Knox High School is under construction. It's a two-story, state-of-the-art facility that will unite the existing vocational school with the current gymnasium, creating a connected campus. Construction is scheduled to be completed in May 2009, with classes starting (First Day of 1st Quarter) August 2009.
Postsecondary education
Elizabethtown is home to Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, a member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
Further Information
Get more info on 'Hardin County Kentucky'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://hardin_county__kentucky.totallyexplained.com">Hardin County, Kentucky Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
