Trimble County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Bedford. The county was founded in 1837 and is named for Robert Trimble. Trimble is no longer a prohibition or dry county.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.9%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in Kentucky by land area and fourth-smallest by total area. The county's western border with Indiana is formed by the Ohio River.

The county is largely divided into two by a central roughly north–south ridge; to the east of which lie the Little Kentucky River and Daughtery, Buck, and Carmen Creeks; and to the west of which lie Spring, Corn, Middle, Patton's and Barebone Creeks, tributaries of the Ohio River.

Adjacent counties

  • Jefferson County, Indiana (northwest)
  • Carroll County (east)
  • Henry County (southeast)
  • Oldham County (southwest)
  • Clark County, Indiana (west)

Manufacturing

LG&E and KU's newest power plant, the Trimble County Generating Station, provides power to about 1 million Kentucky residents. and is located on 2,200 acres situated along the Ohio River, 50 miles northeast of Louisville. It has been recognized as one of the most environmentally friendly coal fired plants in the country. Controversy with the plant include, the desire of the plant to dump its coal ash on its site.

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thumb|Trimble County Jail, built circa 1850

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 8,474. The median age was 44.2 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.8 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 94.3% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.6% from some other race, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.3% of the population.

There were 3,398 households in the county, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 22.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The population density was . There were 3,437 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.2% White, 1.5% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. 3.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

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Elected officials

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! scope=row|U.S. House

| |Thomas Massie (R)

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! scope=row|Ky. Senate

| |Lindsey Tichenor (R)

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! scope=row|Ky. House

| |Felicia Rabourn (R)

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See also

  • Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Bardstown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Trimble County, Kentucky

References

Sources

Further reading

  • Trimble County Government website