County in Kentucky, United States
County in Kentucky
Clinton County
is a
county
located in the
U.S. state
of
Kentucky
in the
Pennyrile Region
along the southern border with
Tennessee
. As of the
2020 census
, the population was 9,253.
[1]
Its
county seat
is
Albany
.
[2]
The county was formed in 1835 and named for
DeWitt Clinton
, the seventh
Governor of New York
.
[3]
It is a prohibition or
dry county
.
History
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Clinton County was formed on February 20, 1835, from portions of Cumberland and Wayne counties. It was named for
DeWitt Clinton
,
governor of New York
and driving force behind the
Erie Canal
.
[4]
Courthouse fires in 1864 (Civil War guerrillas) and 1980 resulted in the destruction of county records, but in the latter case, local volunteers' assistance successfully preserved almost all records.
[5]
Geography
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According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
, the county has a total area of 205 square miles (530 km
2
), of which 197 square miles (510 km
2
) is land and 8.2 square miles (21 km
2
) (4.0%) is water.
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Adjacent counties
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Demographics
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Historical population
Census
| Pop.
| Note
| %±
|
1840
| 3,863
| | ?
|
---|
1850
| 4,889
| | 26.6%
|
---|
1860
| 5,781
| | 18.2%
|
---|
1870
| 6,497
| | 12.4%
|
---|
1880
| 7,212
| | 11.0%
|
---|
1890
| 7,047
| | ?2.3%
|
---|
1900
| 7,871
| | 11.7%
|
---|
1910
| 8,153
| | 3.6%
|
---|
1920
| 8,589
| | 5.3%
|
---|
1930
| 9,004
| | 4.8%
|
---|
1940
| 10,279
| | 14.2%
|
---|
1950
| 10,650
| | 3.6%
|
---|
1960
| 8,886
| | ?16.6%
|
---|
1970
| 8,174
| | ?8.0%
|
---|
1980
| 9,321
| | 14.0%
|
---|
1990
| 9,135
| | ?2.0%
|
---|
2000
| 9,634
| | 5.5%
|
---|
2010
| 10,272
| | 6.6%
|
---|
2020
| 9,253
| | ?9.9%
|
---|
2023 (est.)
| 9,148
| [7]
| ?1.1%
|
---|
As of the
census
[13]
of 2000, there were 9,634 people, 4,086 households, and 2,811 families residing in the county. The
population density
was 49 per square mile (19/km
2
). There were 4,888 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile (9.7/km
2
). The racial makeup of the county was 99.09%
White
, 0.10%
Black
or
African American
, 0.25%
Native American
, 0.04%
Asian
, 0.11%
Pacific Islander
, 0.08% from
other races
, and 0.32% from two or more races. 1.22% of the population were
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race.
There were 4,086 households, out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were
married couples
living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.70% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $19,563, and the median income for a family was $25,919. Males had a median income of $21,193 versus $16,194 for females. The
per capita income
for the county was $13,286. About 20.20% of families and 25.80% of the population were below the
poverty line
, including 31.80% of those under age 18 and 29.90% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
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Politics
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In presidential elections Clinton County has been overwhelmingly Republican ever since
Reconstruction
ended. Its Republican sympathies are reflected by the fact that, relative to population, Clinton County was a leader in providing soldiers for the
Union Army
, seeing 12.54% of its white population volunteer for Union service, exceeded only by the now-similarly Republican
Owsley
,
Estill
and
Clay
counties.
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The last Democrat to carry Clinton County was
Horatio Seymour
in 1868 ? when party realignment was just beginning ? and the last Democrat to pass so much as 30 percent of the county's vote was
Grover Cleveland
in 1888. Nor has any Republican in this time span ? even
William Howard Taft
during the divided 1912 election ? fallen short of 60 percent.
Jackson County
is the only other county in the United States that has seen no Democrat reach 30 percent since the beginning of the 1890s, and apart from these two only
Hooker County, Nebraska
has seen no Democrat reach 30 percent since 1940.
United States presidential election results for Clinton County, Kentucky
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Year
|
Republican
|
Democratic
|
Third party
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
2020
|
4,280
|
86.78%
|
603
|
12.23%
|
49
|
0.99%
|
2016
|
3,809
|
85.37%
|
547
|
12.26%
|
106
|
2.38%
|
2012
|
3,569
|
81.24%
|
752
|
17.12%
|
72
|
1.64%
|
2008
|
3,366
|
80.68%
|
761
|
18.24%
|
45
|
1.08%
|
2004
|
3,369
|
77.41%
|
952
|
21.88%
|
31
|
0.71%
|
2000
|
3,224
|
74.89%
|
1,032
|
23.97%
|
49
|
1.14%
|
1996
|
2,521
|
63.41%
|
1,072
|
26.96%
|
383
|
9.63%
|
1992
|
2,830
|
63.80%
|
1,241
|
27.98%
|
365
|
8.23%
|
1988
|
3,248
|
77.80%
|
899
|
21.53%
|
28
|
0.67%
|
1984
|
3,459
|
80.03%
|
838
|
19.39%
|
25
|
0.58%
|
1980
|
3,539
|
77.10%
|
1,000
|
21.79%
|
51
|
1.11%
|
1976
|
2,354
|
69.46%
|
987
|
29.12%
|
48
|
1.42%
|
1972
|
2,632
|
79.59%
|
659
|
19.93%
|
16
|
0.48%
|
1968
|
2,572
|
75.09%
|
568
|
16.58%
|
285
|
8.32%
|
1964
|
2,351
|
69.78%
|
994
|
29.50%
|
24
|
0.71%
|
1960
|
3,524
|
84.11%
|
666
|
15.89%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1956
|
3,396
|
81.89%
|
747
|
18.01%
|
4
|
0.10%
|
1952
|
2,856
|
80.54%
|
678
|
19.12%
|
12
|
0.34%
|
1948
|
2,295
|
74.22%
|
709
|
22.93%
|
88
|
2.85%
|
1944
|
2,618
|
82.20%
|
564
|
17.71%
|
3
|
0.09%
|
1940
|
2,573
|
77.31%
|
755
|
22.69%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1936
|
2,147
|
75.39%
|
701
|
24.61%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1932
|
2,422
|
72.73%
|
908
|
27.27%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1928
|
2,580
|
88.81%
|
325
|
11.19%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1924
|
2,069
|
78.70%
|
543
|
20.65%
|
17
|
0.65%
|
1920
|
2,356
|
84.20%
|
431
|
15.40%
|
11
|
0.39%
|
1916
|
1,260
|
76.23%
|
379
|
22.93%
|
14
|
0.85%
|
1912
|
828
|
65.25%
|
310
|
24.43%
|
131
|
10.32%
|
See also
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References
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- ^
"Census - Geography Profile: Clinton County, Kentucky"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
December 30,
2022
.
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"Find a County"
. National Association of Counties. Archived from
the original
on May 31, 2011
. Retrieved
June 7,
2011
.
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"Clinton County"
. The Kentucky Encyclopedia. 2000. Archived from
the original
on July 17, 2019
. Retrieved
August 21,
2014
.
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The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1
. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp.
34
.
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Hogan, Roseann Reinemuth (1992).
Kentucky Ancestry: A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research
. Ancestry Publishing. p. 219.
ISBN
9780916489496
. Retrieved
July 26,
2013
.
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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 13,
2014
.
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"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
March 14,
2024
.
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"U.S. Decennial Census"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
August 13,
2014
.
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"Historical Census Browser"
. University of Virginia Library. Archived from
the original
on August 11, 2012
. Retrieved
August 13,
2014
.
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"Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
August 13,
2014
.
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"Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000"
(PDF)
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
August 13,
2014
.
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"State & County QuickFacts"
. United States Census Bureau. Archived from
the original
on June 7, 2011
. Retrieved
March 6,
2014
.
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"U.S. Census website"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
January 31,
2008
.
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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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Leip, David.
"Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections"
.
USElectionAtlas.org
. Retrieved
July 29,
2017
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Footnotes
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36°43′N
85°08′W
/
36.72°N 85.13°W
/
36.72; -85.13
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