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| Boyle County, Kentucky | |
 Boyle County Courthouse in Danville
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 Location in the state of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location in the U.S. | |
| Founded | 1842 |
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| Named for | John Boyle |
| Seat | Danville |
| Largest city | Danville |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
183 sq mi (474 km²) 180 sq mi (466 km²) 2.5 sq mi (6 km²), 1.4 |
| Population - (2020) - Density |
30,614 158/sq mi (61/km²) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www.boyleky.com/ |
Boyle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,614.[1] Its county seat is Danville.[2] The county was formed in 1842 and named for John Boyle (1774–1835), a U.S. Representative, chief justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals , and later federal judge for the District of Kentucky,[3] and is part of the Danville, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History[]
In 1820, a portion of Casey County, now south of KY Route 300, was annexed to Mercer County. This became part of Boyle County when Boyle County was formed on February 15, 1842, from sections of Lincoln County and Mercer County. It is named for John Boyle, Congressman, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and U.S. District Judge.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States John Marshall Harlan, a supporter of civil rights and the sole dissenter in the Civil Rights Cases and Plessy v. Ferguson, was born in Boyle County in 1833.
A courthouse fire in 1860 resulted in the loss of some county records.[4]
During the American Civil War, the Battle of Perryville took place here on October 8, 1862, fought between the Confederate Army of Mississippi and the Union Army of the Ohio. 7407 men fell in the battle.
Geography[]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 183 square miles (470 km2), of which 180 square miles (470 km2) is land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) (1.4%) is water.[5]
Adjacent counties[]
- Mercer County (north)
- Garrard County (east)
- Lincoln County (southeast)
- Casey County (south)
- Marion County (southwest)
- Washington County (northwest)
Major highways[]
U.S. Route 68- U.S. Route 127
- U.S. Route 150
- Kentucky Route 33
- Kentucky Route 34
- Kentucky Route 37
- Kentucky Route 52
- Kentucky Route 300
Demographics[]
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 9,116 | ||
| 1860 | 9,304 | 2.1% | |
| 1870 | 9,515 | 2.3% | |
| 1880 | 11,930 | 25.4% | |
| 1890 | 12,948 | 8.5% | |
| 1900 | 13,817 | 6.7% | |
| 1910 | 14,668 | 6.2% | |
| 1920 | 14,998 | 2.2% | |
| 1930 | 16,282 | 8.6% | |
| 1940 | 17,075 | 4.9% | |
| 1950 | 20,532 | 20.2% | |
| 1960 | 21,257 | 3.5% | |
| 1970 | 21,090 | −0.8% | |
| 1980 | 25,066 | 18.9% | |
| 1990 | 25,641 | 2.3% | |
| 2000 | 27,697 | 8.0% | |
| 2010 | 28,432 | 2.7% | |
| Est. 2021 | 30,747 | [6] | 11.0% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2020[1] | |||
As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 27,697 people, 10,574 households, and 7,348 families residing in the county. The population density was 152 per square mile (59 /km2). There were 11,418 housing units at an average density of 63 per square mile (24 /km2). The racial makeup of the county was 87.77% White, 9.68% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.
There were 10,574 households, of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.70% were married couples living together, 12.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.87.
By age, 22.70% of the population was under 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% were 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was US $35,241, and the median income for a family was $42,699. Males had a median income of $33,411 versus $23,635 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,288. About 9.10% of families and 11.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.80% of those under age 18 and 12.10% of those age 65 or over.
Politics[]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 8,872 | 61.28% | 5,298 | 36.59% | 308 | 2.13% |
| 2016 | 8,040 | 62.10% | 4,281 | 33.07% | 625 | 4.83% |
| 2012 | 7,703 | 62.26% | 4,471 | 36.14% | 199 | 1.61% |
| 2008 | 7,701 | 60.95% | 4,769 | 37.74% | 165 | 1.31% |
| 2004 | 7,764 | 62.16% | 4,646 | 37.20% | 80 | 0.64% |
| 2000 | 6,126 | 59.33% | 3,963 | 38.38% | 237 | 2.30% |
| 1996 | 4,157 | 47.34% | 3,877 | 44.15% | 748 | 8.52% |
| 1992 | 4,019 | 43.32% | 3,894 | 41.97% | 1,365 | 14.71% |
| 1988 | 4,746 | 56.81% | 3,575 | 42.79% | 33 | 0.40% |
| 1984 | 5,675 | 62.53% | 3,378 | 37.22% | 23 | 0.25% |
| 1980 | 3,848 | 44.88% | 4,429 | 51.66% | 297 | 3.46% |
| 1976 | 3,511 | 45.58% | 4,095 | 53.16% | 97 | 1.26% |
| 1972 | 4,317 | 63.66% | 2,395 | 35.32% | 69 | 1.02% |
| 1968 | 2,715 | 40.29% | 2,663 | 39.52% | 1,360 | 20.18% |
| 1964 | 1,972 | 28.33% | 4,976 | 71.47% | 14 | 0.20% |
| 1960 | 3,624 | 52.28% | 3,308 | 47.72% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 3,427 | 49.81% | 3,436 | 49.94% | 17 | 0.25% |
| 1952 | 2,969 | 43.90% | 3,771 | 55.76% | 23 | 0.34% |
| 1948 | 1,897 | 34.89% | 3,338 | 61.39% | 202 | 3.72% |
| 1944 | 2,195 | 38.38% | 3,490 | 61.02% | 34 | 0.59% |
| 1940 | 2,257 | 35.55% | 4,081 | 64.28% | 11 | 0.17% |
| 1936 | 2,431 | 36.80% | 4,148 | 62.79% | 27 | 0.41% |
| 1932 | 2,208 | 32.90% | 4,473 | 66.65% | 30 | 0.45% |
| 1928 | 3,517 | 54.01% | 2,992 | 45.95% | 3 | 0.05% |
| 1924 | 2,673 | 43.00% | 3,197 | 51.42% | 347 | 5.58% |
| 1920 | 3,205 | 43.65% | 4,099 | 55.83% | 38 | 0.52% |
| 1916 | 1,494 | 41.83% | 2,052 | 57.45% | 26 | 0.73% |
| 1912 | 701 | 21.59% | 1,798 | 55.37% | 748 | 23.04% |
| 1908 | 1,485 | 44.63% | 1,787 | 53.71% | 55 | 1.65% |
| 1904 | 1,366 | 44.47% | 1,646 | 53.58% | 60 | 1.95% |
| 1900 | 1,646 | 50.26% | 1,577 | 48.15% | 52 | 1.59% |
| 1896 | 1,687 | 56.25% | 1,206 | 40.21% | 106 | 3.53% |
| 1892 | 1,144 | 45.89% | 1,249 | 50.10% | 100 | 4.01% |
| 1888 | 1,367 | 48.42% | 1,399 | 49.56% | 57 | 2.02% |
| 1884 | 1,234 | 48.47% | 1,253 | 49.21% | 59 | 2.32% |
| 1880 | 1,191 | 48.02% | 1,284 | 51.77% | 5 | 0.20% |
Government[]
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Education[]
Centre College
Public schools[]
There are two school districts in the county.[23]
Boyle County Schools is the school district that serves all of Boyle County except Danville with three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Danville Schools is the school district that serves the city of Danville with three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.
Kentucky School for the Deaf, a state-operated school, provides education to Kentucky's deaf and hard-of-hearing children from elementary through high school
Private schools[]
Two private schools operate in Boyle County: Danville Christian Academy and Danville Montessori School.
Colleges and universities[]
Centre College, a nationally recognized liberal arts college, is located in Danville. Four other colleges and universities have campuses in Boyle County:
- Bluegrass Community and Technical College,
- Eastern Kentucky University, closed as of May 2018.
- Midway University, and
- American National University.
Communities[]
- Aliceton
- Alum Springs (area between Parksville and Junction City)
- Atoka
- Brumfield
- Danville (county seat)
- Forkland
- Junction City
- Little Needmore
- Mitchellsburg
- Needmore
- Parksville
- Perryville
- Shelby City (annexed by Junction City)
See also[]
- Northpoint Training Center - a medium security Kentucky Department of Corrections facility located in Boyle County.
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Boyle County, Kentucky
References[]
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/boylecountykentucky/PST045221.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
- ^ "Boyle County". Kyenc.org. http://www.kyenc.org/entry/b/BOYLE03.html.
- ^ Hogan, Roseann Reinemuth (1992). Kentucky Ancestry: A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research. Ancestry Publishing. pp. 199. ISBN 9780916489496. https://books.google.com/books?id=hAVlVS29NKIC&q=%22bell+county%22+1914+1918+1976&pg=PA199.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_21.txt.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021". https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ky190090.txt.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.
- ^ "Find a County: Boyle County, KY". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/NACo_FindACounty.aspx.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Fiscal Court, Who & What is it? – (859) 238-1100 – Boyle County Kentucky". http://boyleky.com/fiscal-court/.
- ^ "Boyle County Attorney – (859) 238-1121 – Boyle County Kentucky". http://boyleky.com/countyattorney/.
- ^ "K.A.C.T.F.O. | Boyle County". https://www.kactfo.com/boyle-county.
- ^ "Sheriff's Office – (859) 238-1123 – Boyle County Kentucky". http://boyleky.com/sheriffs-office/.
- ^ "County Clerk – (859) 238-1110 – Boyle County Kentucky". http://boyleky.com/county-clerk/.
- ^ http://www.boylepva.com/
- ^ "Kentucky Court of Justice Addresses". Kentucky Court of Justice. http://apps.kycourts.net/ContactList/Addresslist.aspx?County=Boyle.
- ^ a b c d "AOC Contact List". https://kcoj.kycourts.net/ContactList/Search.
- ^ "Detention Center – (859) 238-1127 – Boyle County Kentucky". http://boyleky.com/bcdc/.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Boyle County, KY". U.S. Census Bureau. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st21_ky/schooldistrict_maps/c21021_boyle/DC20SD_C21021.pdf. Retrieved 2022-07-29. - Text list - For more detailed boundaries of the independent school districts see: "Appendix B: Maps Of Independent School Districts In Operation In FY 2014-FY 2015 Using 2005 Tax District Boundaries – Danvlle ISD". Research Report No. 415 – Kentucky's Independent School Districts: A Primer. Frankfort, KY: Office of Education Accountability, Legislative Research Commission. September 15, 2015. p. 101 (PDF p. 115/174). https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/lrc/publications/ResearchReports/RR415.pdf.
External links[]
- Boyle County, KY
- Danville/Boyle County Economic Development Partnership
- Danville-Boyle County Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Danville, Boyle County Chamber of Commerce
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