Jessamine County, Kentucky
101 N Main St
Nicholasville, KY 40356
Phone: (859) 885-4161
Fax: (859) 885-5837
www.jessamineco.com
In central KY, south of Lexington; established Dec 19, 1798 from Fayette County. Name Origin: For the Jessamine Creek and the jasmine (jessamine) flowers on its banks. The legend that it was named for Jessamine Douglass, daughter of an early settler, is baseless.
Area (sq mi): 174.45 (land 173.13; water 1.32). Pop per sq mi: 251.00.
Pop 2005: 43,463. State rank: 21. Pop change: 2000-20005 11.30%; 1990-2000 28.00%. Pop 2000: 39,041 (White 93.70%; Black or African American 3.10%; Hispanic or Latino 1.30%; Asian 0.60%; Other 1.80%). Foreign born: 1.80%. Median age: 32.90.
Income 2000: per capita $18,842; median household $40,096; Pop below poverty level: 10.50%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $25,832-$25,940.
Unemployment 2004: 4.10%. Change from 2000: 1.30%. Median travel time to work: 24.10 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 53.80%.
Nicholasville, KY 40356
Phone: (859) 885-4161
Fax: (859) 885-5837
www.jessamineco.com
In central KY, south of Lexington; established Dec 19, 1798 from Fayette County. Name Origin: For the Jessamine Creek and the jasmine (jessamine) flowers on its banks. The legend that it was named for Jessamine Douglass, daughter of an early settler, is baseless.
Area (sq mi): 174.45 (land 173.13; water 1.32). Pop per sq mi: 251.00.
Pop 2005: 43,463. State rank: 21. Pop change: 2000-20005 11.30%; 1990-2000 28.00%. Pop 2000: 39,041 (White 93.70%; Black or African American 3.10%; Hispanic or Latino 1.30%; Asian 0.60%; Other 1.80%). Foreign born: 1.80%. Median age: 32.90.
Income 2000: per capita $18,842; median household $40,096; Pop below poverty level: 10.50%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $25,832-$25,940.
Unemployment 2004: 4.10%. Change from 2000: 1.30%. Median travel time to work: 24.10 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 53.80%.
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