Monroe County, Kentucky
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Congressional district | 1st |
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Monroe County is a
History
Monroe County is the only county of the 3,144 in the United States named for a President where the county seat is named for his vice-president. The county was formed in 1820; and named for James Monroe the fifth President, author of the Monroe Doctrine.
Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan's first Kentucky raid occurred here on July 9, 1862. Morgan's Raiders, coming from Tennessee, attacked Major Thomas J. Jordan's 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry at USA garrison. Raiders captured 30 Union soldiers and destroyed tents and stores. They took 20 wagons, 50 mules, 40 horses, sugar and coffee supplies. At Glasgow they burned supplies, then went north, raiding 16 other towns before returning to Tennessee.
President Abraham Lincoln's half third cousin, Thomas Lincoln (1780–1844), lived in the Meshack Creek area of present-day Monroe County and served two terms as constable of Cumberland County in 1802 and 1804. In 1810 he left Kentucky and migrated to Ohio and Indiana. In 1799 he married Patsy Gee from Meshack Creek.
Home of the Old Mulkey Meetinghouse State Historic Site. The 20-acre (81,000 m2) park features the oldest log meetinghouse in Kentucky, built in 1804 during a period of religious revival. Many Revolutionary War soldiers and pioneers, including Daniel Boone's sister, Hannah, are buried there. The structure has twelve corners in the shape of a cross and three doors, symbolic of the Holy Trinity. The Old Mulkey Church, originally called the Mill Creek Baptist Church, was established by a small band of pioneer Baptists from North and South Carolina and led by Philip Mulkey. The site became part of the park system in 1931.
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Barren County (northwest)
- Metcalfe County (northeast)
- Cumberland County (east)
- Clay County, Tennessee (southeast)
- Macon County, Tennessee (southwest)
- Allen County (west)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1830 | 5,340 | — | |
1840 | 6,526 | 22.2% | |
1850 | 7,756 | 18.8% | |
1860 | 8,551 | 10.3% | |
1870 | 9,231 | 8.0% | |
1880 | 10,741 | 16.4% | |
1890 | 10,989 | 2.3% | |
1900 | 13,053 | 18.8% | |
1910 | 13,663 | 4.7% | |
1920 | 14,214 | 4.0% | |
1930 | 13,077 | −8.0% | |
1940 | 14,070 | 7.6% | |
1950 | 13,770 | −2.1% | |
1960 | 11,799 | −14.3% | |
1970 | 11,642 | −1.3% | |
1980 | 12,353 | 6.1% | |
1990 | 11,401 | −7.7% | |
2000 | 11,756 | 3.1% | |
2010 | 10,963 | −6.7% | |
2020 | 11,338 | 3.4% | |
2023 (est.) | 11,306 | [5] | −0.3% |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2021[10] |
As of the
There were 4,741 households, out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.90% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $22,356, and the median income for a family was $27,112. Males had a median income of $21,820 versus $17,783 for females. The
Communities
Cities
- Fountain Run
- Gamaliel
- Tompkinsville (county seat)
Unincorporated communities
- Akersville
- Alexander
- Boyd
- Bugtussle
- Center Point
- Coe
- Coon’s Foot
- Cyclone
- Ebenezer
- Emberton
- Flippin
- Gum Tree
- Hestand
- Jeffrey
- Lamb
- Meshack
- Mount Hermon
- Mud Lick
- Otia
- Persimmon
- Raydure
- Rockbridge
- Stringtown
- Sulphur Lick
- Vernon
Politics
Located on the overwhelmingly
The county has produced two members of Congress, Tim Lee Carter and James Comer.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 4,628 | 86.83% | 657 | 12.33% | 45 | 0.84% |
2016 | 4,278 | 85.71% | 601 | 12.04% | 112 | 2.24% |
2012 | 3,762 | 79.27% | 936 | 19.72% | 48 | 1.01% |
2008 | 3,537 | 75.82% | 1,067 | 22.87% | 61 | 1.31% |
2004 | 4,657 | 79.70% | 1,158 | 19.82% | 28 | 0.48% |
2000 | 4,377 | 78.60% | 1,158 | 20.79% | 34 | 0.61% |
1996 | 3,300 | 68.03% | 1,114 | 22.96% | 437 | 9.01% |
1992 | 3,776 | 65.07% | 1,515 | 26.11% | 512 | 8.82% |
1988 | 4,214 | 80.02% | 1,025 | 19.46% | 27 | 0.51% |
1984 | 4,760 | 81.47% | 1,052 | 18.00% | 31 | 0.53% |
1980 | 4,592 | 79.00% | 1,156 | 19.89% | 65 | 1.12% |
1976 | 3,352 | 69.91% | 1,412 | 29.45% | 31 | 0.65% |
1972 | 3,770 | 82.57% | 768 | 16.82% | 28 | 0.61% |
1968 | 4,086 | 76.06% | 693 | 12.90% | 593 | 11.04% |
1964 | 3,293 | 65.73% | 1,713 | 34.19% | 4 | 0.08% |
1960 | 4,337 | 81.72% | 970 | 18.28% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 3,759 | 74.97% | 1,255 | 25.03% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 3,675 | 77.22% | 1,084 | 22.78% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 2,812 | 68.04% | 1,249 | 30.22% | 72 | 1.74% |
1944 | 3,648 | 76.82% | 1,101 | 23.18% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 3,321 | 70.33% | 1,390 | 29.44% | 11 | 0.23% |
1936 | 2,345 | 63.28% | 1,352 | 36.48% | 9 | 0.24% |
1932 | 2,559 | 61.07% | 1,620 | 38.66% | 11 | 0.26% |
1928 | 3,127 | 78.59% | 843 | 21.19% | 9 | 0.23% |
1924 | 2,489 | 71.18% | 970 | 27.74% | 38 | 1.09% |
1920 | 3,426 | 75.31% | 1,108 | 24.36% | 15 | 0.33% |
1916 | 2,008 | 69.29% | 882 | 30.43% | 8 | 0.28% |
1912 | 1,072 | 41.81% | 806 | 31.44% | 686 | 26.76% |
See also
References
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- ^ Whaley, Will (November 8, 2023). "Monroe County voters approve to legalize alcohol sales". www.wbko.com. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 36.
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- ^ 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
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