Hancock County, Kentucky
Hancock County | |
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Coordinates: 37°50′N 86°47′W / 37.84°N 86.78°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
Founded | 1829 |
Named for | John Hancock |
Seat | Hawesville |
Largest city | Lewisport |
Area | |
• Total | 199 sq mi (520 km2) |
• Land | 188 sq mi (490 km2) |
• Water | 11 sq mi (30 km2) 5.6% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,095 |
• Estimate (2023) | 8,920 |
• Density | 46/sq mi (18/km2) |
UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | www |
Hancock County is a
Hancock County is included in the Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Hancock County Board of Education consists of 4 public school systems. Hancock County High School (HCHS), Hancock County Middle School (HCMS), South Hancock Elementary School, & North Hancock Elementary School (NHES). North Hancock Elementary School being the only one located in Lewisport. NHES replaced the previously outdated Lewisport Elementary School with a newly constructed $8,829,532 building.
History
Hancock County was formed in 1829 from portions of Breckinridge, Daviess, and Ohio counties.[3] The county is named for John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.[4][5]
The courthouse, the second to serve the county, was built in 1868 and renovated in 1978.[6]
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Spencer County, Indiana (northwest)
- Perry County, Indiana (northeast)
- Breckinridge County (southeast)
- Ohio County (south)
- Daviess County (west)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1830 | 1,515 | — | |
1840 | 2,581 | 70.4% | |
1850 | 3,853 | 49.3% | |
1860 | 6,213 | 61.3% | |
1870 | 6,591 | 6.1% | |
1880 | 8,563 | 29.9% | |
1890 | 9,214 | 7.6% | |
1900 | 8,914 | −3.3% | |
1910 | 8,512 | −4.5% | |
1920 | 6,945 | −18.4% | |
1930 | 6,147 | −11.5% | |
1940 | 6,807 | 10.7% | |
1950 | 6,009 | −11.7% | |
1960 | 5,330 | −11.3% | |
1970 | 7,080 | 32.8% | |
1980 | 7,742 | 9.4% | |
1990 | 7,864 | 1.6% | |
2000 | 8,392 | 6.7% | |
2010 | 8,565 | 2.1% | |
2020 | 9,095 | 6.2% | |
2023 (est.) | 8,920 | [8] | −1.9% |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11] 1990-2000[12] 2010-2021[1] |
As of the
There were 3,215 households, out of which 36.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.40% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.20% were non-families. 21.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.70% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,914, and the median income for a family was $42,994. Males had a median income of $35,294 versus $23,574 for females. The
Communities
Incorporated
- Hawesville (county seat)
- Lewisport (largest community)
Unincorporated
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 3,145 | 68.56% | 1,351 | 29.45% | 91 | 1.98% |
2016 | 2,788 | 64.91% | 1,244 | 28.96% | 263 | 6.12% |
2012 | 2,212 | 53.51% | 1,833 | 44.34% | 89 | 2.15% |
2008 | 1,928 | 46.53% | 2,135 | 51.52% | 81 | 1.95% |
2004 | 2,286 | 56.74% | 1,709 | 42.42% | 34 | 0.84% |
2000 | 2,032 | 56.29% | 1,508 | 41.77% | 70 | 1.94% |
1996 | 1,356 | 40.61% | 1,547 | 46.33% | 436 | 13.06% |
1992 | 1,261 | 34.98% | 1,714 | 47.55% | 630 | 17.48% |
1988 | 1,733 | 53.44% | 1,478 | 45.58% | 32 | 0.99% |
1984 | 1,967 | 59.59% | 1,287 | 38.99% | 47 | 1.42% |
1980 | 1,367 | 45.51% | 1,530 | 50.93% | 107 | 3.56% |
1976 | 1,124 | 40.92% | 1,562 | 56.86% | 61 | 2.22% |
1972 | 1,583 | 64.61% | 791 | 32.29% | 76 | 3.10% |
1968 | 1,049 | 44.70% | 867 | 36.94% | 431 | 18.36% |
1964 | 756 | 34.52% | 1,423 | 64.98% | 11 | 0.50% |
1960 | 1,488 | 59.38% | 1,018 | 40.62% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 1,317 | 56.14% | 1,022 | 43.56% | 7 | 0.30% |
1952 | 1,341 | 53.11% | 1,177 | 46.61% | 7 | 0.28% |
1948 | 985 | 45.54% | 1,146 | 52.98% | 32 | 1.48% |
1944 | 1,365 | 54.40% | 1,129 | 45.00% | 15 | 0.60% |
1940 | 1,424 | 51.52% | 1,338 | 48.41% | 2 | 0.07% |
1936 | 1,087 | 44.90% | 1,317 | 54.40% | 17 | 0.70% |
1932 | 1,174 | 41.54% | 1,623 | 57.43% | 29 | 1.03% |
1928 | 1,614 | 58.33% | 1,151 | 41.60% | 2 | 0.07% |
1924 | 1,332 | 48.88% | 1,323 | 48.55% | 70 | 2.57% |
1920 | 1,446 | 50.23% | 1,384 | 48.07% | 49 | 1.70% |
1916 | 918 | 51.14% | 833 | 46.41% | 44 | 2.45% |
1912 | 268 | 15.23% | 757 | 43.01% | 735 | 41.76% |
The county gave Barack Obama a majority of the votes in 2008, but went back to Republican hands in 2012, and has stayed that way since.
References
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- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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- ^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. p. 35.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 148.
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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 16, 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 16, 2014.
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- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
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