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Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky, specifically the Pennyroyal Plateau and Western Coal Fields regions[1]. It is included in the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2007, the population of Warren County was estimated to be 104,023. The county seat is Bowling Green. The county is dry, meaning that the sale of alcohol is prohibited, but contains the wet city of Bowling Green, where retail alcohol sales are allowed. This makes Warren County a moist county.[2]
[edit] HistoryEvidence has shown that Warren County was the location of various Native American villages and burial mounds. The first whites to enter the area were the long hunters in the 1770s.[citation needed] General Elijah Covington was among the first landowners. McFadden's Station, one of the earliest settlements, was established in 1785 by Andrew McFadden on the northern bank of the Barren River at the Cumberland Trace. Warren County became the 23rd county of Kentucky on December 14, 1796 from a section of Logan County. It was named after General Joseph Warren of the Revolutionary War. He dispatched William Dawes and Paul Revere on their famous midnight ride to warn residents of the approaching British troops. He was also a hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Through the riverboat trade, Warren County thrived in the agricultural market. In 1859, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (currently CSX Transportation) was laid through the county. During the Civil War, most Warren County residents preferred preservation of the Union.[citation needed] However, because of its strategic value, the county was occupied by Confederate forces in September 1861 and was later recaptured by the Union on February 14, 1862. During the Confederate pull-out, troops destroyed bridges over Barren County, the Bowling Green train depot and other buildings.[citation needed] The completion of Interstate 65 and Green River Parkway (currently the William H. Natcher Parkway) in the 1960s and 1970s, brought with them an industrial boom which transformed the farm-oriented county into a more urban one. In 1997, along with Bowling Green, Warren County became a Tree City USA, sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation.[citation needed] [edit] GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 548 square miles (1,419 km²), of which, 545 square miles (1,412 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (6 km²) of it is water. The total area is 0.45% water. [edit] Geographic featuresThe county is mostly level land with a tall hill in the center of Bowling Green. The Green River forms the northern boundary of the county. Those tributaries of the Green River that flow through Warren County are the Barren and Gasper rivers, Drake's and Jennings creeks and Bay's Fork. Shanty Hollow Lake is in the northwest corner of the county. The soil is fertile and supports tobacco, hay, corn and soybean crop production. [edit] Major highways[edit] Adjacent counties
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There were 35,365 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.40% were married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.80% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97. The age distribution was 23.10% under the age of 18, 16.20% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 21.10% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $36,151, and the median income for a family was $45,142. Males had a median income of $32,063 versus $22,777 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,847. About 10.80% of families and 15.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.80% of those under age 18 and 13.80% of those age 65 or over. [edit] Cities & towns[edit] Educational institutions[edit] Elementary and secondary educationTwo public school districts operate in the county:
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