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The first Catholic presence in Kentucky may have been a group of 25 families who traveled from Maryland in 1785 to Goodwin's Station in present-day Nelson County. They later started farms near Bardstown at Pottinger Creek. [4] Most of the early Catholic settlers in Kentucky were English Catholics from Maryland. [4]
Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, fourth among states (including Virginia's independent cities). [1] The original motivation for having so many counties was to ensure that residents in the days of poor roads and horseback travel could make a round trip from their home to the county seat in a single day, as well as ...
Kentucky population density by census tract (2010), showing the concentration of settlement around Jefferson, Fayette and Kenton counties. The two-class system went into effect on January 1, 2015, following the 2014 passage of House Bill 331 by the Kentucky General Assembly and the bill's signing into law by Governor Steve Beshear.
As of 2020, the Diocese of Youngstown contained 86 parishes with 103 diocesan priests, 13 religious priests, 84 permanent deacons, 26 male religious, and 175 female religious. It had a Catholic population of 163,650 (13.9% of the total population) in an area totaling 3,404 square miles (8,820 km 2). [1]
Clay County had the highest poverty level among the 10 poorest counties at 35.9%, the Census Bureau reports, compared to Kentucky’s statewide poverty level of 16.5%. Wolfe County had the lowest ...
Kentucky is the fortieth richest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $26,779 (2017). Kentucky Counties by Per Capita Income [ edit ]
How do the 120 counties in Kentucky stack up in terms of wealth? Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 ...
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