Anderson County, located in the Outer Bluegrass physiographic region, is Kentucky's 48th most populated and ninth fastest-growing county.https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/

On January 16, 1827, the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky approved "an ACT to erect and establish the county of Anderson out of parts of the county of Franklin, Washington, and Mercer," which went into effect on February 1, 1827, and established Anderson County as the 82nd county. Additional information in this act regards Anderson County's namesake, Richard Clough Anderson Jr., legislator and U.S. minister plenipotentiary to Colombia, and its county seat, the City of Lawrenceburg. Anderson County's borders were later modified by the General Assembly's January 28, 1854, approval of "an ACT to change the line between the counties of Franklin and Anderson."

Anderson County's 202.17 square miles comprises 25 GNIS-designated populated places, with Lawrenceburg as its largest city in population and size. In addition to its inclusion in the Outer Bluegrass region, Anderson County is part of the Bluegrass Area Development District and the Frankfort Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography GNIS numeric designators:

"Kentucky" = 21 "Anderson County" = 5

Populated places U.S. Board on Geographic Names, “Staged Products Directory: DomesticNames_KY_Text,” U.S. Geological Survey (U.S. Department of the Interior, June 1, 2023), accessed July 16, 2023, https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/download-gnis-data. feature_id feature_name map_name date_created date_edited 485900 Alton Alton Station 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 485902 Alton Station Alton Station 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 486076 Ashbrook Ashbrook 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 486157 Avenstoke Glensboro 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 487337 Birdie Glensboro 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 491894 Fairview Ashbrook 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 492406 Fox Creek McBrayer 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 492908 Glensboro Glensboro 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 496081 Lawrenceburg Alton Station 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 497764 McBrayer McBrayer 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 499488 Ninevah Alton Station 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 503551 Sinai Ashbrook 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 504588 Stringtown Alton Station 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 505753 Tyrone Tyrone 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 505955 Van Buren Chaplin 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 507398 Anderson City Glensboro 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 507444 Ballard McBrayer 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 507878 Drydock Ashbrook 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 508078 Gee Glensboro 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 508230 Hickory Grove McBrayer 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 508351 Johnsonville Ashbrook 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 508401 Klondyke Ashbrook 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 508691 Nevin McBrayer 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 509103 Sparrow Chaplin 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 509327 Wayside Glensboro 1979-09-20 2022-06-07 2566547 Houchin (historical) Salvisa November 8, 2009 July 6, 2022 2566549 Jefferies (historical) Ashbrook November 8, 2009 July 6, 2022 2566561 Pleasant Grove (historical) Glensboro November 8, 2009 July 6, 2022 2566571 Sidney (historical) McBrayer November 8, 2009 July 6, 2022

Adjacent counties Franklin County (north) Woodford County (east) Mercer County (southeast) Washington County (south) Nelson County (southwest) Spencer County (west) Shelby County (northwest)

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 23,852. The median age was 42.0 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.3 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 91.4% White, 2.1% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.0% from some other race, and 4.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.2% of the population.

56.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 43.2% lived in rural areas.

There were 9,369 households in the county, of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 22.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 10,044 housing units, of which 6.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 75.2% were owner-occupied and 24.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.8%.

Income and poverty

The median household income was $55,334, and the median family income was $67,681. Males had a median full-time income of $47,027 versus $38,894 for females. The per capita income for the county was $27,250. About 12.2% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.8% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

+ Population Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 24,224 Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022) 23,851 Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022) 1.6% Population, Census, April 1, 2020 23,852 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 21,421Age & Sex Persons under 5 years, percent 5.5% Persons under 18 years, percent 22.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.8% Female persons, percent 50.3% Race & Hispanic Origin White alone, percent 94.6% Black or African American alone, percent 2.4% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% Asian alone, percent 0.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, percent 2.5% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 92.6% Population Characteristics Veterans, 2017–2021 1,066 Foreign born persons, percent, 2017–2021 1.4% Housing Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 10,309 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017–2021 79.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017–2021 $169,400 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017–2021 $1,225 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017–2021 $375 Median gross rent, 2017–2021 $776 Building permits, 2022 192 Families & Living Arrangements Households, 2017–2021 9,063 Persons per household, 2017–2021 2.60 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017–2021 88.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017–2021 1.9% Computer & Internet Use Households with a computer, percent, 2017–2021 92.2% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017–2021 85.6% Education High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017–2021 91.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017–2021 25.3% Health With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017–2021 15.4% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.2% Economy In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017–2021 61.0% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017–2021 58.7% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000) 24,462 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000) 24,331 Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000) 334 Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000) 237,836 Total retail sales per capita, 2017 $10,546 Transportation Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017–2021 27.4 Income & Poverty Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017–2021 $59,887 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017–2021 $30,294 Persons in poverty, percent 9.0% Politics

Elected officials Elected officials as of January 3, 2025 U.S. HouseJames Comer (R)Andy Barr (R)Ky. SenateAaron Reed (R)7Ky. HouseJames Tipton (R)53

Voter registration Anderson County Voter Registration & Party Enrollment as of September 15, 2021 Political Party Total Voters Percentage Republican 9,096 48.11% Democratic 8,401 44.33% Others 743 3.93% Independent 595 3.15% Libertarian 66 0.35% Green 2 0.01% Total 15,760 100%

Statewide elections + Previous gubernatorial elections results Year Republican Democratic Third parties202354.66% 5,07845.34% 4,2120.00% 0201956.12% 5,38041.50% 3,9782.37% 227201555.34% 3,72439.16% 2,6355.50% 370201125.99% 1,57750.23% 3,04823.78% 1,443200739.46% 2,84460.54% 4,3630.00% 0200358.80% 4,05241.20% 2,8390.00% 0199914.99% 49659.28% 1,96125.73% 851199551.38% 2,78347.83% 2,5910.79% 43

Communities

City

Lawrenceburg (county seat)

Unincorporated communities Alton Ballard Glensboro McBrayer Stringtown

Ghost towns Ripyville Tyrone

See also Anderson County Schools National Register of Historic Places listings in Anderson County, Kentucky

References