Lee County, Kentucky































Lee County, Kentucky

Lee County Kentucky Courthouse.jpg
Lee County courthouse in Beattyville


Map of Kentucky highlighting Lee County
Location in the U.S. state of Kentucky

Map of the United States highlighting Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Founded1870
Named forRobert E. Lee
SeatBeattyville
Largest cityBeattyville
Area
 • Total211 sq mi (546 km2)
 • Land209 sq mi (541 km2)
 • Water2.4 sq mi (6 km2), 1.1%
Population
 • (2010)7,887
 • Density38/sq mi (15/km2)
Congressional district5th
Time zone
Eastern: UTC−5/−4
Websitewww.leecounty.ky.gov

Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,887.[1] Its county seat is Beattyville.[2] The county was formed in 1870 during the Reconstruction era from parts of Breathitt, Estill, Owsley and Wolfe counties.[3] The county was named for Confederate general Robert E. Lee, which probably indicated the politics of the time.[4]


The town of Proctor, named for the Reverend Joseph Proctor, was the first county seat.[3] The first court was held on April 25, 1870 in the Old Howerton House. The local economy at the time included coal mining, salt gathering, timber operations, and various commercial operations. It had a US post office from 1843 until 1918.


The current county seat, Beattyville, was first known as Taylor's Landing, as it was a ferry landing on the Kentucky River.[3] It was renamed to Beatty in 1850 after early settler Samuel Beatty. The town incorporated in 1872 as Beattyville and was chosen as the new county seat due to its location along the Kentucky River, which aided transportation and trade.


Although Lee County had taverns in the 19th century,[5] it is currently a prohibition or dry county.




Contents





  • 1 Geography

    • 1.1 Eastern Mountain Coal Fields


    • 1.2 Adjacent counties


    • 1.3 National protected area



  • 2 Demographics

    • 2.1 Life expectancy



  • 3 Politics


  • 4 Economy


  • 5 Communities

    • 5.1 City


    • 5.2 Unincorporated communities



  • 6 See also


  • 7 References




Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 211 square miles (550 km2), of which 209 square miles (540 km2) is land and 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2) (1.1%) is water.[6]



Eastern Mountain Coal Fields


Lee County lies within the Eastern Mountain Coal Fields region of Kentucky. The very rugged terrain essentially defines the area. Roughly half of the county lies within the Daniel Boone National Forest. Timber and coal remain economically significant. Harmful effects from unregulated strip mining and clear cut logging practices are still being corrected. The proliferation of kudzu, an invasive vine that migrated from the South, has proved difficult to address. However, the growing environmental movement and the developing tourism industry have created energy to take more action to control this pest.



Adjacent counties



  • Powell County (north)


  • Wolfe County (northeast)


  • Breathitt County (southeast)


  • Owsley County (south)


  • Jackson County (southwest)


  • Estill County (northwest)


National protected area



  • Daniel Boone National Forest (part)


Demographics


































































Historical population
CensusPop.

18804,254
18906,20545.9%
19007,98828.7%
19109,53119.3%
192011,91825.0%
19309,729−18.4%
194010,86011.6%
19508,739−19.5%
19607,420−15.1%
19706,587−11.2%
19807,75417.7%
19907,422−4.3%
20007,9166.7%
20107,887−0.4%
Est. 20166,580[7]−16.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10]
1990–2000[11] 2010–2013[1]

As of the census[12] of 2000, there were 7,916 people, 2,985 households, and 2,122 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 per square mile (15/km2). There were 3,321 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6.2/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.10% White, 3.79% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 0.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.


There were 2,985 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were married couples living together, 12.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.91.


In the county, the population was spread out with 22.70% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 109.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.80 males.


The median income for a household in the county was $18,544, and the median income for a family was $24,918. Males had a median income of $25,930 versus $19,038 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,325. About 25.20% of families and 30.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.00% of those under age 18 and 22.90% of those age 65 or over.



Life expectancy


Of 3,142 counties in the United States in 2013, Lee County ranked #3,111 for the life expectancy of males and 2,989 for longevity of females. Males in Lee County lived an average of 68.5 years and females lived an average of 76.7 years compared to the national average for life expectancy of 76.5 for males and 81.2 for females. Moreover, the average life expectancy in Lee Country was stable for males and declined by 1.5 years for females between 1985 and 2013, compared to a national average for the same period of an increased life span of 5.5 years for men and 3.1 years for women. High rates of smoking and obesity, and a low level of physical activity appear to be contributing factors to the low life expectancy for both sexes.[13]



Politics



Presidential elections results




















































































































Presidential elections results[14]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016

80.7% 2,151
16.7% 444
2.7% 72

2012

75.4% 1,977
22.7% 595
1.9% 51

2008

71.3% 1,978
27.1% 752
1.6% 43

2004

69.1% 2,018
30.1% 878
0.8% 24

2000

68.5% 1,893
30.3% 836
1.3% 35

1996

51.6% 1,302
40.6% 1,023
7.8% 197

1992

51.2% 1,617
37.1% 1,170
11.7% 371

1988

61.3% 1,588
38.0% 984
0.7% 18

1984

70.5% 1,862
29.1% 768
0.4% 10

1980

60.5% 1,650
37.3% 1,017
2.2% 59

1976

56.5% 1,449
42.6% 1,091
0.9% 23

1972

68.2% 1,629
31.2% 744
0.6% 15

1968

58.3% 1,339
29.3% 674
12.4% 285

1964
45.7% 1,162

54.1% 1,376
0.2% 5

1960

67.7% 2,012
32.3% 958
0.0% 0

1956

65.3% 1,774
34.5% 938
0.2% 4

1952

58.7% 1,572
41.1% 1,100
0.2% 6

1948

52.6% 1,233
45.2% 1,058
2.2% 52

1944

57.6% 1,468
42.0% 1,072
0.4% 10

1940

53.4% 1,866
46.4% 1,622
0.2% 7

1936

55.7% 1,812
44.3% 1,440
0.1% 2

1932
45.2% 1,628

54.7% 1,970
0.2% 6

1928

63.9% 2,005
36.1% 1,131
0.0% 1

1924
49.3% 1,348
49.3% 1,348
1.5% 41

1920

59.6% 1,856
40.0% 1,246
0.5% 14

1916

58.5% 1,135
40.9% 793
0.7% 13

1912
33.4% 570

42.6% 728
24.0% 410



Economy


Lee County, Kentucky is often listed as one of the poorest counties in the United States. In 2014, 35 percent of its population lived in poverty and the median family income was $23,968 compared to 14.8 percent poor and a $53,482 median family income for the United States as a whole.[15]



Communities



City



  • Beattyville (county seat)


Unincorporated communities



  • Airedale

  • Athol

  • Belle Point

  • Canyon Falls

  • Congleton

  • Cressmont

  • Crystal

  • Delvinta

  • Earnestville

  • Enoch

  • Evelyn

  • Fillmore

  • Fincastle

  • Fixer

  • Greeley

  • Heidelberg

  • Idamay

  • Leeco

  • Lower Buffalo

  • Maloney

  • Monica

  • Mount Olive

  • Old Landing

  • Primrose

  • Proctor

  • Saint Helens

  • Standing Rock

  • Tallega

  • White Ash

  • Williba

  • Willow Shoals

  • Yellow Rock

  • Zacharia

  • Zoe



See also



  • List of memorials to Robert E. Lee

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County, Kentucky


References




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  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.


  3. ^ abc Kendrick, Debi (January 3, 2014). "Lee County Kentucky Genealogy". USGenNet.


  4. ^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. p. 36.


  5. ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 461.


  6. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.


  7. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.


  8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 17, 2014.


  9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 17, 2014.


  10. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 17, 2014.


  11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 17, 2014.


  12. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.


  13. ^ "Lee County, Kentucky" (PDF). Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2016.


  14. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-07-03.


  15. ^ "Lee County, Kentucky," https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045213/21129/embed/accessible; "United States" https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/INC110214/00, accessed 6 August 2016





Coordinates: 37°35′N 83°43′W / 37.59°N 83.72°W / 37.59; -83.72







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