Examine individual changes

'{{Infobox U.S. county | county = Fayette County | state = Kentucky | seal = | founded year = 1780 | founded date = | seat wl = Lexington | largest city wl = Lexington | area_total_sq_mi = 286 | area_land_sq_mi = 284 | area_water_sq_mi = 1.9 | area percentage = 0.7% | census estimate yr = 2018 | pop = 323,780 | density_sq_mi = 1087 | time zone = Eastern | footnotes = | web = www.lexingtonky.gov | named for = [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]] | ex image = Robert F. Stephens Courthouse, Fayette County Kentucky.jpg | ex image cap = Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Complex in Lexington | district = 6th }} '''Fayette County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kentucky]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population was 295,803,<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21/21067.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 14, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606132431/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21/21067.html|archivedate=June 6, 2011|df=}}</ref> making it the second-most populous county in the [[Commonwealth (U.S. state)|commonwealth]]. Its territory, population and [[Lexington, Kentucky|government]] are coextensive with the city of [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], which also serves as the [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503072804/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archivedate=May 3, 2015|df=}}</ref> Fayette County is part of the Lexington&ndash;Fayette, KY [[Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. ==History== [[File:Kentucky County, Virginia 1780.png|thumb|upright=1.05|Fayette County was formed in 1780, when the [[Virginia General Assembly]] [[Partition (politics)|partitioned]] [[Kentucky County, Virginia|Kentucky County]].]] Fayette County—originally [[Fayette County, Virginia]]—was established by the [[Virginia General Assembly]] in June 1780, when it abolished and subdivided [[Kentucky County, Virginia|Kentucky County]] into three counties: Fayette, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson]] and [[Lincoln County, Kentucky|Lincoln]]. Together, these counties and those set off from them later in that decade separated from Virginia in 1792 to become the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Originally, Fayette County included land which makes up 37 present-day counties and parts of 7 others. It was reduced to its present boundaries in 1799. The county is named for the [[Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette|Marquis de LaFayette]], who came to America to support the rebelling English colonies in the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=luoxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA35#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1|publisher=Kentucky State Historical Society|year=1903|pages=35}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA124#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905|pages=124}}</ref> On January 1, 1974, Fayette County merged its government with that of its [[county seat]] of [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], creating a [[consolidated city-county]] governed by the [[Lexington, Kentucky#Government and politics|Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government]]. ==Geography== According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|286|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|284|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.9|sqmi}} (0.7%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_21.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210847/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_21.txt|dead-url=yes|archive-date=August 12, 2014|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 14, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> ===Major highways=== {{div col}} *[[Interstate 75 (Kentucky)|Interstate 75]] *[[Interstate 64 (Kentucky)|Interstate 64]] *[[U.S. Route 25 (Kentucky)|U.S. Route 25]] *[[U.S. Route 27 (Kentucky)|U.S. Route 27]] *[[U.S. Route 60 in Kentucky|U.S. Route 60]] *[[U.S. Route 68 (Kentucky)|U.S. Route 68]] *[[U.S. Route 421 (Kentucky)|U.S. Route 421]] *[[Kentucky Route 4]], a.k.a. [[New Circle Road]] {{div col end}} ===Adjacent counties=== *[[Scott County, Kentucky|Scott County]] (north) *[[Bourbon County, Kentucky|Bourbon County]] (northeast) *[[Clark County, Kentucky|Clark County]] (east) *[[Madison County, Kentucky|Madison County]] (south) *[[Jessamine County, Kentucky|Jessamine County]] (south) *[[Woodford County, Kentucky|Woodford County]] (west) ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1790= 18410 |1800= 14028 |1810= 21370 |1820= 23250 |1830= 25098 |1840= 22194 |1850= 22735 |1860= 22599 |1870= 26656 |1880= 29023 |1890= 35698 |1900= 42071 |1910= 47715 |1920= 54664 |1930= 68543 |1940= 78899 |1950= 100746 |1960= 131906 |1970= 174323 |1980= 204165 |1990= 225366 |2000= 260512 |2010= 295803 |estyear=2018 |estimate=323780 |estref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-counties-total.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018|accessdate=April 18, 2019}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 14, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=April 26, 2015|df=}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=August 14, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ky190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 14, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 14, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF"/> }} As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2018-08-17 |title=American FactFinder |df= }}</ref> of 2010, there were 295,803 people, 123,043 households, and 69,661 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 1,034 people per square mile (399/km²). There were 135,160 housing units at an average density of 473 per square&nbsp;mile (182/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.7% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 14.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 3.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.5% from two or more races. 6.9% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. There were 123,043 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.4% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 2.94. In the county, the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 21, and 62.4% from 21 to 65. 10.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.7 years. 50.8% of the population was female. The median income for a household in the county was $47,469, and the median income for a family was $66,690. Males had a median income of $44,343 versus $35,716 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $28,345. About 11.1% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over. ==Education== ===Public high schools=== Schools in the county are operated by [[Fayette County Public Schools (Kentucky)|Fayette County Public Schools]]. * [[Henry Clay High School]] * [[Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Lexington, Kentucky)|Paul Laurence Dunbar High School]] * [[Frederick Douglass High School (Lexington, Kentucky)|Frederick Douglass High School]] * [[Bryan Station High School]] * [[Lafayette High School (Lexington, Kentucky)|Lafayette High School]] * [[Tates Creek High School]] * [https://www.fcps.net/STEAM/ STEAM Academy] ===Private middle and elementary schools=== * [http://www.thelexingtonschool.org The Lexington School] * [[Sayre School]] * [[Lexington Christian Academy (Kentucky)|Lexington Christian Academy]] * [http://ctkschool.net Christ the King School] *[https://maryqueenschool.org/ Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary School] * [http://sppslex.org Saints Peter and Paul School] * [http://setonstars.com Seton Catholic School] * [http://www.bluegrassbaptist.com Blue Grass Baptist School] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140811104138/http://www.redwoodcooperativeschool.com/ Redwood Cooperative School] ===Private high schools=== * [[Lexington Catholic High School]] * [[Lexington Christian Academy (Kentucky)|Lexington Christian Academy]] * [[Sayre School]] * [[Trinity Christian Academy (Lexington, Kentucky)|Trinity Christian Academy]] * [http://www.bluegrassbaptist.com Blue Grass Baptist School] ===Colleges and universities=== {{div col}} * [[Bluegrass Community and Technical College]] * [[Indiana Wesleyan University|Indiana Wesleyan University (Lexington campus)]] * [[ITT Technical Institute]] * [[Lexington Theological Seminary]] * [[Midway College|Midway College (Lexington campus)]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.midway.edu/node/84|accessdate=May 13, 2011|title=Midway College - Lexington Campus|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928044031/http://www.midway.edu/node/84|archivedate=September 28, 2011|df=}}</ref> * [[National College of Business & Technology]] * [[Spencerian College]] * [[Sullivan University]] * [[Transylvania University]] * [[University of Kentucky]] {{div col end}} ==Politics== Unlike almost all of the rest of Kentucky, Fayette County has trended towards the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] in recent years rather than away from them. Between [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]] and [[1996 United States presidential election|1996]] it always voted for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee; since then election, it has seen close results for the two parties. In [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]], [[Hillary Clinton]] won the county by the biggest margin since [[Lyndon Johnson]] in 1964, although it was one of only two counties in the entire Commonwealth to vote for her, the other being [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], home to the city of [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]. {{Hidden begin |titlestyle = background:#ccccff; |title = Presidential elections results }} {| align="center" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="float:right; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |+ '''Presidential elections results'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=2018-07-01}}</ref> |- bgcolor=lightgrey ! Year ! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] ! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]] |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.7% ''56,894'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.2%''' ''69,778'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.1% ''9,643'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.3% ''60,795'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.3%''' ''62,080'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% ''2,991'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.9% ''59,884'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.7%''' ''66,042'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% ''1,722'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.9%''' ''66,406'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.2% ''57,994'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% ''1,176'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.7%''' ''54,495'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.8% ''47,277'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.5% ''3,705'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.3% ''42,930'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.1%''' ''43,632'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.6% ''6,102'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''43.9%''' ''41,908'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.1% ''38,306'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.0% ''15,320'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.0%''' ''48,065'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.9% ''32,554'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% ''906'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.6%''' ''51,993'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.4% ''28,961'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% ''792'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.2%''' ''35,349'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.5% ''30,511'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.3% ''5,957'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.1%''' ''35,170'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.1% ''28,012'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% ''1,807'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.5%''' ''42,362'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.1% ''19,828'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% ''1,476'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.5%''' ''24,948'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.6% ''16,902'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.9% ''8,523'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.4% ''18,739'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.3%''' ''25,317'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''136'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.4%''' ''25,169'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.6% ''16,478'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.4%''' ''21,904'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.0% ''13,547'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% ''232'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1952 United States presidential election|1952]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.7%''' ''17,376'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.9% ''14,275'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% ''138'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1948 United States presidential election|1948]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.9% ''10,959'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.5%''' ''13,202'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.6% ''1,988'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1944 United States presidential election|1944]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.1% ''10,857'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.2%''' ''13,567'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% ''174'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1940 United States presidential election|1940]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.0% ''12,514'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.7%''' ''15,834'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''84'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1936 United States presidential election|1936]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.1% ''11,544'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.1%''' ''14,428'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% ''203'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1932 United States presidential election|1932]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.5% ''11,847'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.6%''' ''15,765'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% ''257'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1928 United States presidential election|1928]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.1%''' ''16,988'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.7% ''9,065'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''39'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1924 United States presidential election|1924]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.2%''' ''11,755'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.3% ''10,433'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% ''331'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1920 United States presidential election|1920]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.7% ''11,032'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.6%''' ''12,926'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% ''181'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1916 United States presidential election|1916]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.0% ''5,472'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.3%''' ''6,348'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% ''89'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1912 United States presidential election|1912]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.8% ''4,060'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.0%''' ''5,268'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.2% ''1,414'' |} {{Hidden end}} ==Communities== ===City=== *[[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] ===Unincorporated communities=== {{div col}} *Andover *[[Athens, Kentucky|Athens]] *Clays Ferry *Colby (partly in [[Clark County, Kentucky|Clark County]]) *Little Texas *South Elkhorn *Spears (partly in [[Jessamine County, Kentucky|Jessamine County]]) *Todds Station {{div col end}} ===Historically black hamlets=== *Bracktown *Cadentown *Jimtown *Smithtown *Little Georgetown *Pralltown ==See also== {{Portal|Kentucky}} *[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, Kentucky]] ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Fayette County, Kentucky}} *[http://ksdc.louisville.edu/ Kentucky State Data Center] *[http://www.lexareampo.org/ Lexington Area Metropolitan Planning Organization] *[http://www.lexingtonky.gov/ Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government] *[http://www.lexingtonprosecutor.com/ Fayette County Prosecutor's Office] *[http://fayettesheriff.com/ Fayette County Sheriff's Office] {{Fayette County, Kentucky}} {{Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Area}} {{Kentucky}} {{Coord|38.04|-84.46|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-KY_source:UScensus1990}} [[Category:Fayette County, Kentucky| ]] [[Category:Kentucky counties]] [[Category:Lexington-Fayette metropolitan area]] [[Category:1780 establishments in Virginia]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1780]]'