Greenup County, Kentucky
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Greenup County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1804. As of 2000, the population was 36,891. Its county seat is Greenup6. The county is named in honor of Christopher Greenup.
Greenup County is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. Although it has a large population, the county is a prohibition or dry county.
History
Greenup County was formed by an act of the General Assembly of Kentucky on December 12, 1803 from Mason County which covered the majority of eastern Kentucky at the time.Greenup County natives of note include:
Kentucky Poet Laureate Jesse Stuart
Major League Baseball pitcher Don Gullett
Negro League great Clint "Hawk" Thomas of the New York Black Yankees
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 918 km² (355 mi²). 896 km² (346 mi²) of it is land and 22 km² (8 mi²) of it (2.37%) is water.Geographic Features
Like most eastern Kentucky counties, Greenup County is predominantly made up of rolling hills and valleys. The land up to about one mile east of the Ohio River is generally flat and mostly populated by industry, commerce and residential development. Beyond this range, the county gives way to a series of hills and valleys that are representative of the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and is relatively sparsely inhabited by farmers. Among these hills, popular fishing spots can be found among the Little Sandy River, Greenbo Lake, and Tygart Creek. Greenup County's land is still predominantly covered by forest with minimal clear cutting of the old forests.Greenup County's soil has long been supportive of a healthy agriculture and livestock industry. Traditionally, this has meant a sizeable tobacco base and cattle ranching, but in recent years, as traditional agriculture products have come under the dominance of agri-corporations, growth has been seen in non-traditional products such as American Quarter Horses, ostriches, and marijuana.
Major Highways
U.S. Highway 23 is the primary route for travel through Greenup County. It enters Greenup County at the southeastern most point and follows the Ohio River north along the eastern border passing through Russell, Flatwoods, Raceland, Wurtland, and Greenup. It then exits just west of South Shore crossing the Ohio River again via the Carl D. Perkins Bridge into Portsmouth, Ohio and continuing north towards Columbus, Ohio.The AA Highway begins at U.S. Highway 23 and connects to U.S. Highway 52 via the Jesse Stuart Bridge. The AA Highway (also known as Route 10) runs west intersecting Route 7 and eventually exiting west into Lewis County. Since its completion in the late 1990's, the AA Highway has allowed Greenup residents to more easily travel to Maysville, Kentucky as well as Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio.
The northern terminus of the Industrial Parkway (Kentucky State Route 67) ends at U.S. Highway 23 at Wurtland. This highway serves to connect Wurtland and the surrounding towns of Greenup and Flatwoods to the EastPark industrial park and Interstate 64 in Carter County.
Adjacent Counties
- Scioto County, Ohio (north, across the Ohio River)
- Lawrence County, Ohio (east, across the Ohio River)
- Boyd County (southeast)
- Carter County (southwest)
- Lewis County (west)
Demographics
| '''Greenup County Population by year | |
2000 36,891
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There were 14,536 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.30% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.10% were non-families. 21.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,142, and the median income for a family was $38,928. Males had a median income of $35,475 versus $21,198 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,137. About 11.60% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
See also
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Places of interest
EastParkExternal links
- [The Kentucky Highlands Project]
- [Detailed Road Map of Greenup County]
- [Greenup County Tourism and Convention Commission]
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