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Marion County, Kentucky
Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the total population was 19,581. Its county seat is Lebanon. The county was founded in 1834 and named for Francis Marion, the American Revolutionary War hero known as the "Swamp Fox".
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 347 square miles (900 km2), of which 343 square miles (890 km2) is land and 3.9 square miles (10 km2) (1.1%) is water.
Marion County was formed in 1834 from part of Washington County. Marion County is Kentucky's most Catholic county. [citation needed]The first Catholic settlers in Kentucky came to Holy Cross in the western part of the county circa 1790. According to planar projection maps of Kentucky, Marion County includes the center of the state of Kentucky located 3 miles NNW of Lebanon just off KY 429. The actual physical center of Kentucky is disputed by surrounding counties and due to use of planar methods and projections used when the geographic centers of the United States were initially determined.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 19,581. The median age was 40.5 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.2 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 86.6% White, 6.2% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.7% from some other race, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.5% of the population.
31.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 68.3% lived in rural areas.
There were 7,752 households in the county, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 26.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 8,350 housing units, of which 7.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 71.5% were owner-occupied and 28.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.3%.
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Marion County, Kentucky
Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the total population was 19,581. Its county seat is Lebanon. The county was founded in 1834 and named for Francis Marion, the American Revolutionary War hero known as the "Swamp Fox".
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 347 square miles (900 km2), of which 343 square miles (890 km2) is land and 3.9 square miles (10 km2) (1.1%) is water.
Marion County was formed in 1834 from part of Washington County. Marion County is Kentucky's most Catholic county. [citation needed]The first Catholic settlers in Kentucky came to Holy Cross in the western part of the county circa 1790. According to planar projection maps of Kentucky, Marion County includes the center of the state of Kentucky located 3 miles NNW of Lebanon just off KY 429. The actual physical center of Kentucky is disputed by surrounding counties and due to use of planar methods and projections used when the geographic centers of the United States were initially determined.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 19,581. The median age was 40.5 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.2 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 86.6% White, 6.2% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.7% from some other race, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.5% of the population.
31.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 68.3% lived in rural areas.
There were 7,752 households in the county, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 26.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 8,350 housing units, of which 7.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 71.5% were owner-occupied and 28.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.3%.