Crittenden County, Kentucky
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Congressional district | 1st |
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Crittenden County is a
History
Crittenden County, located on the Ohio and Tradewater Rivers in the Pennyroyal region of Kentucky, was created by the state legislature on April 1, 1842, from a portion of Livingston County. It became the state's 91st county, and was named for John J. Crittenden, a U.S. senator, attorney general, and governor of Kentucky. The first county seat was in Crooked Creek, but it was moved to Marion just two years later.
Crittenden County was once crossed by the Chickasaw Road, which was a part of the Old Saline Trace. This footpath was used by
Generally pro-
Crittenden County has valuable deposits of
Geography
According to the
Major highways
- U.S. Route 60
- U.S. Route 641
- Kentucky Route 70
- Kentucky Route 91
- Kentucky Route 120
- Kentucky Route 295
Adjacent counties
- Hardin County, Illinois (northwest)
- Union County (north)
- Webster County (northeast)
- Caldwell County (southeast)
- Lyon County (south)
- Livingston County (west)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1850 | 6,351 | — | |
1860 | 8,796 | 38.5% | |
1870 | 9,381 | 6.7% | |
1880 | 11,688 | 24.6% | |
1890 | 13,119 | 12.2% | |
1900 | 15,191 | 15.8% | |
1910 | 13,296 | −12.5% | |
1920 | 13,125 | −1.3% | |
1930 | 11,931 | −9.1% | |
1940 | 12,115 | 1.5% | |
1950 | 10,818 | −10.7% | |
1960 | 8,648 | −20.1% | |
1970 | 8,493 | −1.8% | |
1980 | 9,207 | 8.4% | |
1990 | 9,196 | −0.1% | |
2000 | 9,384 | 2.0% | |
2010 | 9,315 | −0.7% | |
2020 | 8,990 | −3.5% | |
2023 (est.) | 8,974 | [8] | −0.2% |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11] 1990-2000[12] 2010-2021[13] |
As of the
There were 3,829 households, out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.20% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 26.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,060, and the median income for a family was $36,462. Males had a median income of $30,509 versus $18,961 for females. The
Communities
Cities
- Marion (county seat)
Census-designated places
Other unincorporated communities
- Centerville
- Dycusburg
- Frances
- Irma
- Levias
- Mattoon
- Mexico
- Midway
- Nunn
- Piney
- Piney Fork
- Repton
- Shady Grove
- Sheridan
- Tribune
- View
- Weston
Ghost towns
Politics
Although Crittenden County was by no means pro-Union during the Civil War – only 4.02 percent of its white male population served in the Union Army vis-à-vis over six percent for Kentucky as a whole[15] – the county became strongly Republican in later years due to its deep ties to Illinois areas which came to support that party as a result of the war. Since 1884, the solitary Democrat to gain a majority in Crittenden County has been Jimmy Carter in 1976, although William Jennings Bryan won by two votes in 1896 and Bill Clinton obtained a plurality of 164 votes in 1992.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 3,451 | 81.35% | 731 | 17.23% | 60 | 1.41% |
2016 | 3,290 | 81.50% | 617 | 15.28% | 130 | 3.22% |
2012 | 2,839 | 73.66% | 960 | 24.91% | 55 | 1.43% |
2008 | 2,604 | 66.26% | 1,254 | 31.91% | 72 | 1.83% |
2004 | 2,726 | 65.06% | 1,438 | 34.32% | 26 | 0.62% |
2000 | 2,469 | 59.44% | 1,610 | 38.76% | 75 | 1.81% |
1996 | 1,509 | 44.33% | 1,480 | 43.48% | 415 | 12.19% |
1992 | 1,576 | 41.26% | 1,740 | 45.55% | 504 | 13.19% |
1988 | 2,211 | 60.31% | 1,443 | 39.36% | 12 | 0.33% |
1984 | 2,167 | 59.16% | 1,483 | 40.49% | 13 | 0.35% |
1980 | 2,219 | 58.84% | 1,508 | 39.99% | 44 | 1.17% |
1976 | 1,596 | 47.61% | 1,715 | 51.16% | 41 | 1.22% |
1972 | 2,248 | 71.52% | 859 | 27.33% | 36 | 1.15% |
1968 | 1,942 | 54.97% | 838 | 23.72% | 753 | 21.31% |
1964 | 1,863 | 53.27% | 1,627 | 46.53% | 7 | 0.20% |
1960 | 2,770 | 67.74% | 1,319 | 32.26% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 2,548 | 62.64% | 1,494 | 36.73% | 26 | 0.64% |
1952 | 2,471 | 63.13% | 1,427 | 36.46% | 16 | 0.41% |
1948 | 1,927 | 55.09% | 1,497 | 42.80% | 74 | 2.12% |
1944 | 2,690 | 63.16% | 1,544 | 36.25% | 25 | 0.59% |
1940 | 2,624 | 58.68% | 1,834 | 41.01% | 14 | 0.31% |
1936 | 2,441 | 55.79% | 1,926 | 44.02% | 8 | 0.18% |
1932 | 2,185 | 50.58% | 2,119 | 49.05% | 16 | 0.37% |
1928 | 3,000 | 68.46% | 1,376 | 31.40% | 6 | 0.14% |
1924 | 2,539 | 56.75% | 1,869 | 41.77% | 66 | 1.48% |
1920 | 3,149 | 59.29% | 2,138 | 40.26% | 24 | 0.45% |
1916 | 1,794 | 54.50% | 1,455 | 44.20% | 43 | 1.31% |
1912 | 1,367 | 45.52% | 1,230 | 40.96% | 406 | 13.52% |
In gubernatorial elections, Crittenden was during the twentieth century likewise frequently the only county west of the Western Coalfield to support the Republican candidate – a scenario observed in 1979,[17] and with one exception in 1995.[18]
Education
Students in Crittenden County attend Crittenden County Schools located in Marion.
Notable people
- Lee Cruce, attorney, second Governor of Oklahoma, Crittenden County native, Democratic Party (United States).
- Republican, was a U.S. Senator representing Kentuckyfrom 1897 to 1903.
- Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1913 and the United States Senatefrom 1913 to 1918.
- Walter Walker (1883–1932), a Democrat, was a United States Senator representing Colorado in 1932, and a newspaperman in Grand Junction, Colorado.
- Kentucky State Senate, was born in Crittenden County but resides in Murray, Kentucky.
- Lexington, VA.
- Shelby Hearon (1931–2016), author, recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Ingram Merrill Foundation, winner of an American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award.
See also
References
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Crittenden 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.
- ^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 35.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 96.
- ^ a b Kleber, John E., ed. 1992, The Kentucky Encyclopedia. The University Press of Kentucky, Lexington.
- ^ Hill, William 2014 "Phase I Archaeological Survey for the Planned Perry and Lisa Jones Wetland Reserve Enhancement Project, Crittenden County, Kentucky" Corn Island Archaeology, LLC. Louisville KY.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 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 13, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 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 13, 2014.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Copeland, James E.; ‘Where Were the Kentucky Unionists and Secessionists’; The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, volume 71, no. 4 (October 1973), pp. 344-363
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1979 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Kentucky
- ^ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1995 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Kentucky