Ohio County, Kentucky

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Ohio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,772.[1] Its county seat is Hartford, and its largest city is Beaver Dam.[2] The county is named after the Ohio River, which originally formed its northern border. It is a moist county, which means that the sale of alcohol is only legal within certain city limits.

History

Ohio County was formed in 1798 from land taken from Hardin County.[3] Ohio was the 35th Kentucky county in order of formation.[4] It was named for the Ohio River, which originally formed its northern boundary, but it lost its northern portions in 1829, when Daviess County and Hancock County were formed. The first settlements in Ohio County were Barnetts Station and Hartford. In January 1865, during the American Civil War, the courthouse in Hartford was burned by Kentucky Confederate cavalry because it was being used to house soldiers of the occupying Union army. However, the county records were removed first and preserved. Ohio County is famous for its coal mines, and was the second place county producing coal in Kentucky.[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (1.5%) is water.[6] It is the fifth-largest county by area in Kentucky.

Ohio County is part of the Western Coal Field region of Kentucky. Much of Ohio County is farmland and the eastern and northern parts have rolling hills. Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, it is the fifth largest.[7] The county is intersected by the Rough River[8] and the Green River runs along its southwestern border.

Adjacent counties

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 23,772. The median age was 40.7 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.6 males age 18 and over.[14][15]

The racial makeup of the county was 92.8% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 2.7% from some other race, and 3.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.2% of the population.[15]

23.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 76.2% lived in rural areas.[16]

There were 9,280 households in the county, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 23.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[14]

There were 10,159 housing units, of which 8.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 74.1% were owner-occupied and 25.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.4%.[14]

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,916 people, 8,899 households, and 6,585 families residing in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 9,909 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 97.71% White, 0.75% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,899 households, out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.20% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.00% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.90% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,557, and the median income for a family was $34,970. Males had a median income of $29,778 versus $19,233 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,317. About 13.90% of families and 17.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.90% of those under age 18 and 15.70% of those age 65 or over.

7.1% of the workforce in the county comes from coal production.[5] In December 2019, more than half of the coal workforce, 3.5% of the counties total workforce, received WARN notices that their coal mine was closing and they would be laid off in February 2020.[17]

Communities

Cities

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Media

Ohio County is part of the Owensboro radio market and the Evansville, Indiana television media market. Charter Communications is the county's primary cable television provider under the Spectrum name.

Locally based media outlets in Ohio County include a weekly newspaper, The Ohio County Monitor, and Oldies-formatted radio station WXMZ.

Additionally, the transmission facility of K-Love owned-and-operated radio station WEKV is located just south of Pleasant Ridge.

Notable people

Politics

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Elected officials

Elected officials as of January 3, 2025[18][19]
U.S. House style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Brett Guthrie (R) style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr
Ky. Senate style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Stephen Meredith (R) style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|5
Ky. House style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Scott Lewis (R) style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|14

See also

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References

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