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Nicholas County, Kentucky PO Box 227 Carlisle, KY 40311 Phone: (859) 289-3730 Fax: (859) 289-3705 www.carlisle-nicholascounty.org In north-central KY, northeast of Lexington; established Dec 18, 1799 from Bourbon and Mason counties. Name Origin: For Col. George Nicholas (1754-99), officer in the Revolutionary War and first attorney general of KY. He is considered the "Father of the KY Constitution" for his part in drafting it. Area (sq mi): 196.85 (land 196.61; water 0.24). Pop per sq mi: 35.70. Pop 2005: 7,027. State rank: 114. Pop change: 2000-20005 3.10%; 1990-2000 1.30%. Pop 2000: 6,813 (White 98.00%; Black or African American 0.80%; Hispanic or Latino 0.50%; Asian 0.10%; Other 0.60%). Foreign born: 0.50%. Median age: 38.40. Income 2000: per capita $15,880; median household $29,886; Pop below poverty level: 13.20%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $21,342-$21,213. Unemployment 2004: 6.00%. Change from 2000: -2.80%. Median travel time to work: 33.80 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 64.30%. Cities with population over 10,000: None. See other counties in Kentucky. Nicholas County, West Virginia 700 Main St Suite 2 Summersville, WV 26651 Phone: (304) 872-7848 Fax: (304) 872-9600 In central WV, east of Charleston; organized Jan 30, 1818 from Greenbrier, Kanawha, and Randolph counties. Name Origin: For Wilson Cary Nicholas (1761-1820), U.S. senator from VA (1799-1804), U.S. representative (1807-09), and governor (1814-16). Area (sq mi): 654.40 (land 648.63; water 5.77). Pop per sq mi: 40.80. Pop 2005: 26,464. State rank: 24. Pop change: 2000-20005 -0.40%; 1990-2000 -0.80%. Pop 2000: 26,562 (White 98.50%; Black or African American 0.10%; Hispanic or Latino 0.50%; Asian 0.20%; Other 0.80%). Foreign born: 0.60%. Median age: 39.40. Income 2000: per capita $15,207; median household $26,974; Pop below poverty level: 19.20%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $19,604-$20,989. Unemployment 2004: 5.40%. Change from 2000: -0.60%. Median travel time to work: 28.90 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 24.70%. Cities with population over 10,000: None. See other counties in West Virginia. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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