Bracken County, Kentucky
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Congressional district | 4th |
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Bracken County is a
The county was formed in 1796. Bracken County is included in the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.History
Bracken County was organized as Kentucky's 23rd county in 1796 from parts of Mason and Campbell counties.[3][4] It was named after two creeks, the Big and Little Bracken, which in turn were named for William Bracken, an 18th-century explorer and surveyor who visited the area in 1773.[5] He was later killed by Indians during the Northwest Indian War. The county originally extended to southern Nicholas County, north to the Ohio River, west to the Licking River and east to Dover, Kentucky.[6]
Several early
The county government moved from Augusta to Woodward's Crossing (now Brooksville) in 1833.
Bracken was the birthplace of
Anti-slavery activists in Bracken County played a major role in the movement known as the Underground Railroad. There are several Underground Railroad sites in the Augusta area. A network of citizens sympathetic to escaping slaves helped them cross the Ohio River to nearby Ripley, Ohio and other points north.[7]
Bracken County's economy was largely agricultural. Its chief crops before the
Agriculture remains vital to the economy, with farms occupying 83.8 percent of the land area in 1982. Commodities include wheat, hay, and milk. Burley tobacco production in 1988 amounted to 5,406,000 pounds. Agricultural receipts in 1986 totaled $19,158,000 (~$43.6 million in 2023).[9]
Historic schools
Augusta:
- Bracken Academy
- Augusta Methodist College
- Milford Graded and High School
Law and government
- Judge Executives
- Earl Bush (2011–Present)
- Gary Riggs (2007–2011)
- Leslie Newman (2002–2007)
- Dwayne "Pie" Jett (1987–2002)
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 3,398 | 80.03% | 800 | 18.84% | 48 | 1.13% |
2016 | 2,711 | 76.86% | 705 | 19.99% | 111 | 3.15% |
2012 | 2,029 | 62.78% | 1,147 | 35.49% | 56 | 1.73% |
2008 | 2,066 | 60.78% | 1,241 | 36.51% | 92 | 2.71% |
2004 | 2,363 | 65.46% | 1,213 | 33.60% | 34 | 0.94% |
2000 | 2,065 | 68.40% | 888 | 29.41% | 66 | 2.19% |
1996 | 1,371 | 50.40% | 1,055 | 38.79% | 294 | 10.81% |
1992 | 1,162 | 39.63% | 1,259 | 42.94% | 511 | 17.43% |
1988 | 1,630 | 57.72% | 1,176 | 41.64% | 18 | 0.64% |
1984 | 1,812 | 60.89% | 1,136 | 38.17% | 28 | 0.94% |
1980 | 1,154 | 43.65% | 1,420 | 53.71% | 70 | 2.65% |
1976 | 879 | 35.23% | 1,577 | 63.21% | 39 | 1.56% |
1972 | 1,628 | 64.30% | 873 | 34.48% | 31 | 1.22% |
1968 | 1,115 | 40.81% | 1,067 | 39.06% | 550 | 20.13% |
1964 | 861 | 30.54% | 1,958 | 69.46% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 2,002 | 60.16% | 1,326 | 39.84% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 1,754 | 53.54% | 1,515 | 46.25% | 7 | 0.21% |
1952 | 1,690 | 49.07% | 1,753 | 50.90% | 1 | 0.03% |
1948 | 1,239 | 39.13% | 1,863 | 58.84% | 64 | 2.02% |
1944 | 1,483 | 43.40% | 1,915 | 56.04% | 19 | 0.56% |
1940 | 1,551 | 44.05% | 1,961 | 55.69% | 9 | 0.26% |
1936 | 1,436 | 41.70% | 1,956 | 56.79% | 52 | 1.51% |
1932 | 1,471 | 37.52% | 2,407 | 61.39% | 43 | 1.10% |
1928 | 2,820 | 69.98% | 1,201 | 29.80% | 9 | 0.22% |
1924 | 1,779 | 51.67% | 1,485 | 43.13% | 179 | 5.20% |
1920 | 1,791 | 40.09% | 2,621 | 58.66% | 56 | 1.25% |
1916 | 1,082 | 38.33% | 1,676 | 59.37% | 65 | 2.30% |
1912 | 693 | 29.18% | 1,315 | 55.37% | 367 | 15.45% |
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Clermont County, Ohio (north – across the Ohio River)
- Brown County, Ohio (northeast – across the Ohio River)
- Mason County (east)
- Robertson County (south)
- Harrison County (southwest)
- Pendleton County (west)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1800 | 2,606 | — | |
1810 | 3,706 | 42.2% | |
1820 | 5,280 | 42.5% | |
1830 | 6,518 | 23.4% | |
1840 | 7,053 | 8.2% | |
1850 | 8,903 | 26.2% | |
1860 | 11,021 | 23.8% | |
1870 | 11,409 | 3.5% | |
1880 | 13,509 | 18.4% | |
1890 | 12,369 | −8.4% | |
1900 | 12,137 | −1.9% | |
1910 | 10,308 | −15.1% | |
1920 | 10,210 | −1.0% | |
1930 | 9,616 | −5.8% | |
1940 | 9,389 | −2.4% | |
1950 | 8,424 | −10.3% | |
1960 | 7,422 | −11.9% | |
1970 | 7,227 | −2.6% | |
1980 | 7,738 | 7.1% | |
1990 | 7,766 | 0.4% | |
2000 | 8,279 | 6.6% | |
2010 | 8,488 | 2.5% | |
2020 | 8,400 | −1.0% | |
2023 (est.) | 8,426 | [12] | 0.3% |
U.S. Decennial Census[13] 1790-1960[14] 1900-1990[15] 1990-2000[16] 2010-2021[17] |
As of the
There were 3,228 households, out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were married couples living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.30% 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 3.00.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.50% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,823, and the median income for a family was $40,469. Males had a median income of $31,503 versus $21,139 for females. The
Education
School districts include:[19]
- Augusta
- Brooksville
Private schools:
- Augusta
Communities
Cities
- Augusta
- Brooksville (county seat)
- Germantown
Unincorporated Communities
- Foster
- Berlin
Notable residents
- Nick Clooney, a Cincinnati journalist and former newsanchor, and his wife Nina live in Augusta.
- George Clooney, their son and an actor, grew up in Augusta and went to high school there.
- Miss America 2000, grew up in Augusta and still lives there. Heather and her husband, former Ky. Lt. Governor Steve Henry, are the curators of the Rosemary Clooney Museumin Augusta.
- Rosemary Clooney, singer and actress, lived in Augusta. Her most notable film was White Christmas.
- John G. Fee, Minister and Educator, Born in Bracken Co. Founder Berea College.
See also
References
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Bracken County, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Collins, Lewis (1882). Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky: History of Kentucky, Volume 2. Collins & Company. p. 26.
- ^ "Bracken County". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. 2000. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 34.
- ^ "Bracken County History", Kentucky Historical Society
- ^ "Underground Railroad" Archived September 21, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Augusta, Kentucky Website
- ^ J.M. Stoddart, Encyclopædia Britannica. American Supplement (Stoddart's Encyclopaedia Americana: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, and Companion to the Encyclopædia Britannica. (9th ed.) and to All Other Encyclopaedias, Volume 1), 1883, pp. 120–123, accessed February 5, 2011
- ^ "Bracken County, KY", Genealogy Inc
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- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022. - Text list - For more detailed boundaries of the independent school districts see: "Appendix B: Maps Of Independent School Districts In Operation In FY 2014-FY 2015 Using 2005 Tax District Boundaries – Augusta ISD" (PDF). Research Report No. 415 – Kentucky's Independent School Districts: A Primer. Frankfort, KY: Office of Education Accountability, Legislative Research Commission. September 15, 2015. p. 88 (PDF p. 102). Archived(PDF) from the original on December 10, 2020.