Scott Families in Adair County,kentucky in the 19th Century
| Adair County | |
|---|---|
| U.South. county | |
 Adair County Courthouse in Columbia | |
 Location within the U.S. country of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location within the U.Southward. | |
| Coordinates: 37°07′N 85°17′W / 37.11°N 85.28°W / 37.eleven; -85.28 | |
| Land |  United states of america |
| State |  Kentucky |
| Founded | 1801 |
| Named for | John Adair |
| Seat | Columbia |
| Largest city | Columbia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 412 sq mi (1,070 km2) |
| • Land | 405 sq mi (1,050 km2) |
| • Water | 7.ane sq mi (18 km2) 1.vii% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Full | 18,903 |
| • Density | 46/sq mi (18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional commune | 1st |
| Website | www |
Adair County is a canton located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Equally of the 2010 census, the population was xviii,656.[1] Its county seat is Columbia.[2] The canton was founded in 1801 and named for John Adair, and so Speaker of the House in Kentucky and subsequently Governor of Kentucky (1820 – 1824).[3] [4]
Adair Canton has some of the few surviving American Chestnut trees in the United States.[5] [6]
History [edit]
Adair County was formed on Dec xi, 1801, from sections of Greenish County.[7] Columbia was called as the county seat the following year[7] and the first courthouse was built in 1806.
The county was named in honor of John Adair, a veteran of the Revolutionary War and Northwest Indian War. Later he commanded Kentucky troops in the Battle of New Orleans. He served as the 8th Governor of Kentucky.[seven] This was the 44th of Kentucky's 120 counties to be organized.[7]
Afterward the American Civil War, a gang of v men, believed to include Frank and Jesse James from Missouri, robbed the Depository financial institution of Columbia of $600 on Apr 29, 1872. They killed the cashier, R.A.C. Martin, in the grade of the robbery.[eight]
The courthouse on the Columbia town square, completed in 1884, replaced the original 1806 courthouse.[9]
Geography [edit]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 412 square miles (1,070 km2), of which 405 square miles (one,050 kmii) is land and 7.1 foursquare miles (18 km2) (i.vii%) is water.[x] It is part of the Pennyroyal Plateau region of Kentucky and is part of western Appalachia.[vii] Over xl% of the canton'south land is covered with timber.[7]
The Light-green River is the county's major waterway.[7] The river was impounded to form Green River Lake, the major feature of Green River Lake Land Park, which lies in Adair and Taylor counties.[7]
Side by side counties [edit]
- Taylor Canton – north (EST)
- Casey Canton – northeast (EST)
- Russell County – east
- Cumberland County – s
- Metcalfe Canton – southwest
- Green County – northwest
Demographics [edit]
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1810 | 6,011 | — | |
| 1820 | 8,765 | 45.8% | |
| 1830 | 8,217 | −6.iii% | |
| 1840 | viii,466 | 3.0% | |
| 1850 | ix,898 | 16.9% | |
| 1860 | nine,509 | −3.9% | |
| 1870 | 11,065 | 16.four% | |
| 1880 | 13,078 | xviii.2% | |
| 1890 | 13,721 | 4.9% | |
| 1900 | 14,888 | 8.v% | |
| 1910 | 16,503 | 10.8% | |
| 1920 | 17,289 | 4.8% | |
| 1930 | 16,401 | −5.one% | |
| 1940 | 18,566 | 13.2% | |
| 1950 | 17,603 | −5.two% | |
| 1960 | fourteen,699 | −xvi.five% | |
| 1970 | 13,037 | −11.three% | |
| 1980 | fifteen,233 | 16.8% | |
| 1990 | 15,360 | 0.8% | |
| 2000 | 17,244 | 12.3% | |
| 2010 | eighteen,656 | 8.2% | |
| 2020 | 18,903 | 1.three% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] 1790-1960[12] 1900-1990[13] 1990-2000[14] 2010-2020[1] | |||
As of the census[15] of 2000, there were 17,244 people, six,747 households, and 4,803 families residing in the canton. The population density was 42 per square mile (16/kmtwo). There were vii,792 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (seven.iii/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.00% White, ii.55% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more than races. 0.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
At that place were vi,747 households, out of which 31.l% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were married couples living together, x.xx% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were fabricated up of individuals, and 13.00% had someone living lonely who was 65 years of historic period or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the canton, the population was spread out, with 23.fifty% under the historic period of 18, ten.lxx% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 23.xl% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of historic period or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $24,055, and the median income for a family was $29,779. Males had a median income of $23,183 versus $17,009 for females. The per capita income for the county was $fourteen,931. About 18.20% of families and 24.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.60% of those under age 18 and 21.70% of those age 65 or over.
Economic system [edit]
Adair County'due south agrarian economy produces livestock, dairy products, corn, and tobacco.[seven] The county experienced a minor oil boom in the 1960s.[7]
Lack of adequate transportation infrastructure hindered the county's prosperity well into the 20th century.[7] The completion of the Cumberland Parkway in 1973 significantly ameliorated this trouble.[7]
Education [edit]
The county is served past Adair County Schools.[16]
Its schools are:[17]
- Adair County Primary Heart (Primary: Patty R. Jones; Asst. Master: Laura H. Murrell[eighteen])
- Adair County Elementary School (Master: Steve Burton; Banana Primary: Sommer Brownish[nineteen])
- Adair County Middle School (Principal: Alma Rich; Banana Principal: Donna Young[20])
- Adair Canton Loftier School (Chief: Troy Young; Assistant Chief: Doug Holmes[21]).
Politics [edit]
Voter registration [edit]
| Adair County Voter Registration & Party Enrollment as of February 17, 2020[update] [22] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Party | Total Voters | Percentage | |||
| Republican | 9,431 | 68.91% | |||
| Democratic | three,414 | 24.95% | |||
| Others | 433 | 3.xvi% | |||
| Independent | 368 | 2.69% | |||
| Libertarian | 31 | 0.23% | |||
| Light-green | 7 | 0.05% | |||
| Constitution | one | 0.01% | |||
| Total | thirteen,685 | 100% | |||
Statewide elections [edit]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third political party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 7,276 | 82.98% | 1,392 | 15.88% | 100 | 1.xiv% |
| 2016 | half-dozen,637 | 80.61% | 1,323 | sixteen.07% | 273 | 3.32% |
| 2012 | v,841 | 76.86% | one,660 | 21.84% | 99 | 1.30% |
| 2008 | five,512 | 75.53% | one,668 | 22.86% | 118 | ane.62% |
| 2004 | five,628 | 75.57% | 1,764 | 23.69% | 55 | 0.74% |
| 2000 | 5,460 | 74.51% | 1,779 | 24.28% | 89 | 1.21% |
| 1996 | 3,876 | 59.28% | 1,821 | 27.85% | 841 | 12.86% |
| 1992 | iii,740 | 58.22% | 2,044 | 31.82% | 640 | 9.96% |
| 1988 | 4,346 | 71.09% | 1,723 | 28.19% | 44 | 0.72% |
| 1984 | 4,500 | seventy.93% | 1,812 | 28.56% | 32 | 0.50% |
| 1980 | 4,051 | 63.12% | 2,285 | 35.lx% | 82 | 1.28% |
| 1976 | three,201 | 56.82% | ii,366 | 42.00% | 67 | ane.xix% |
| 1972 | 3,859 | 69.77% | i,610 | 29.xi% | 62 | 1.12% |
| 1968 | 3,239 | 59.43% | 1,362 | 24.99% | 849 | 15.58% |
| 1964 | 3,052 | 51.49% | 2,854 | 48.xv% | 21 | 0.35% |
| 1960 | 4,621 | 67.07% | 2,269 | 32.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 4,157 | 62.50% | 2,491 | 37.45% | iii | 0.05% |
| 1952 | iii,737 | 63.05% | ii,184 | 36.85% | 6 | 0.x% |
| 1948 | ii,839 | 55.79% | two,144 | 42.13% | 106 | two.08% |
| 1944 | 3,414 | 58.39% | ii,411 | 41.23% | 22 | 0.38% |
| 1940 | three,674 | 57.42% | two,711 | 42.37% | xiii | 0.20% |
| 1936 | 3,371 | 55.72% | 2,669 | 44.12% | x | 0.17% |
| 1932 | 3,084 | 48.59% | iii,251 | 51.22% | 12 | 0.19% |
| 1928 | three,856 | 69.01% | i,732 | 30.99% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 2,757 | 53.40% | 2,368 | 45.86% | 38 | 0.74% |
| 1920 | 3,526 | 56.28% | 2,725 | 43.50% | 14 | 0.22% |
| 1916 | 1,863 | 52.43% | 1,675 | 47.14% | 15 | 0.42% |
| 1912 | 786 | 24.43% | one,398 | 43.46% | 1,033 | 32.xi% |
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 69.53%% three,946 | 28.65% 1,626 | 1.81% 103 |
| 2015 | 66.33% 2,727 | thirty.84% 1,268 | two.82% 116 |
| 2011 | 51.06% 1,877 | 43.69% 1,606 | five.25% 193 |
| 2007 | 67.75% 3,138 | 32.25% 1,494 | 0.00% 0 |
| 2003 | 66.22% three,085 | 33.78% ane,574 | 0.00% 0 |
| 1999 | 28.84% 663 | 62.68% 1,441 | eight.48% 195 |
| 1995 | 65.84% 2,951 | 34.09% ane,528 | 0.07% iii |
Communities [edit]
City [edit]
- Columbia[24]
Unincorporated communities [edit]
Below is partial listing of known unincorporated communities within Adair County. A more consummate listing is available here.
- Breeding
- Glens Fork
- Gradyville
- Knifley
- Neatsville
- Pellyton
- Sparksville
- Cane Valley
- Coburg
- Holmes Bend
- Kellyville
Notable residents [edit]
- Thomas E. Bramlette, Governor of Kentucky[4]
- Robert Porter Caldwell (1821–1885), United states of america Congressman, was built-in in Adair County.[25]
- E. A. Diddle, men's basketball game coach for Western Kentucky University[26]
- Janice Holt Giles (1909–1979), a author noted particularly for her regional novels and nonfiction, lived in Adair County from 1949 until her expiry in 1979.[27]
- James R. Hindman, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky[iv]
- Sergeant Dakota Meyer (b. 1988), built-in and initially educated in Adair County, received the Medal of Honor in 2011 for his deportment in Functioning Enduring Liberty in Transitional islamic state of afghanistan in 2009[28]
- Pinkney H. Walker, Master Justice of the Illinois Supreme Courtroom, was built-in in Adair County.[29]
- Evelyn West, burlesque actress[30]
- Frank Lane Wolford, U.South. Representative from Kentucky[4]
Run into as well [edit]
- National Annals of Historic Places listings in Adair County, Kentucky
References [edit]
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ "Notice a Canton". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ http://www.kyenc.org/entry/a/ADAIR02.html
- ^ a b c d Adair County Government (June 6, 2007). "Kentucky: Adair Canton – Overview". Republic of Kentucky. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Land's largest historic Chestnut tree stands on an Adair Canton farm.", Columbia Magazine, 17 June 2005; Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ Flavell, John. "American tale: Bringing back the perfect tree.", Daily Independent, 24 July 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j yard l Kleber, p. 2
- ^ William A. Settle, Jr., Jesse James Was His Name 44 (1977).
- ^ Hogan, Roseann Reinemuth (1992). Kentucky Ancestry: A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research. Ancestry Publishing. p. 185. ISBN9780916489496 . Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Demography Agency. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved Baronial 11, 2014.
- ^ "U.Due south. Decennial Census". Us Demography Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties past Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". U.s.a. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August xi, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United states of america Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Educational activity, Kentucky Section of (December 12, 2008). "Canton & Independent Schoolhouse Districts" (PDF). Kentucky Department of Educational activity. Archived from the original (PDF) on January ten, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ Adair Canton Schools (December 5, 2009). "ADAIR Canton SCHOOLS". Adair County Schools. Archived from the original on Jan 7, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ Adair County Master Center (December xv, 2009). "CWC Domicile Page". Colonel William Casey Elementary School. Archived from the original on January 23, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ Adair County Elementary School. "Adair County Elementary Schoolhouse". Adair County Unproblematic School. Archived from the original on January seven, 2010. Retrieved December xx, 2009.
- ^ Adair County Middle Schoolhouse. "Untitled Document". Adair Canton Center Schoolhouse. Archived from the original on January 23, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ Adair County High School. "Adair County Loftier School – Columbia, Kentucky". Adair County Loftier Schoolhouse. Archived from the original on December 18, 2009. Retrieved Dec 20, 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on Nov 26, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
{{cite spider web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy every bit title (link) - ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip'south Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org . Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Cane Valley".
- ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1967.
- ^ Western Kentucky University (2011). "Passenger vehicle E.A. Diddle". Western Kentucky University. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ Janice Holt Giles Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Motorcar.
- ^ Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation (2011). "Life – Dakota Meyer – Honoring Marines past Educating Their Children". Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved November ten, 2011.
- ^ 'Prominent Men Dead-Guess Pinkney H. Walker,' Chicago Tribune, February ix, 1885, pg. 1
- ^ IMDb.com, Inc. (2011). "Evelyn West – IMDb". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
Bibliography [edit]
- Kleber, John E. (1992). "Adair Canton". In John Eastward. Kleber (ed.). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The Academy Printing of Kentucky. ISBN0-8131-1772-0 . Retrieved February 11, 2011.
Further reading [edit]
- Flowers, Randy; Nancy S. Willis; Beverly England; Dorothy Gerrick. Adair County, Kentucky: A Pictorial History. Columbia, Kentucky: Adair Canton Genealogical Society. p. 152.
External links [edit]
- Columbia & Adair Chamber of Commerce
- Columbia Magazine
- Burtons of Adair County
Coordinates: 37°07′North 85°17′Due west / 37.11°N 85.28°W / 37.11; -85.28
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adair_County,_Kentucky
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