Place:Hancock, Kentucky, United States

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NameHancock
Alt namesHancocksource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates37.85°N 86.767°W
Located inKentucky, United States     (1829 - )
See alsoBreckinridge, Kentucky, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Daviess, Kentucky, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Ohio, Kentucky, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Adair
Arrington Corner
Cabot
Chambers
Dukes
Easton
Floral
Goering
Hawesville
Indian Lake
Lewisport
Little Tar Springs
Patesville
Pellville
Petri
Roseville
Skillman
Sunny Corner
Utility
Victoria Crossroads
Weberstown
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Hancock County, Kentucky is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,095. Its county seat is in the city of Hawesville located in the Northern part of the county, and the city of Lewisport located in the Northwestern part of the county.

Hancock County is included in the Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Hancock County Board of Education consists of 4 public school systems. Hancock County High School (HCHS), Hancock County Middle School (HCMS), South Hancock Elementary School, & North Hancock Elementary School (NHES). North Hancock Elementary School being the only one located in Lewisport. NHES replaced the previously outdated Lewisport Elementary School with a newly constructed $8,829,532 building.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1820 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1829 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1829 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1829 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1830 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1834 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1852 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1830 1,515
1840 2,581
1850 3,853
1860 6,213
1870 6,591
1880 8,563
1890 9,214
1900 8,914
1910 8,512
1920 6,945
1930 6,147
1940 6,807
1950 6,009
1960 5,330
1970 7,080
1980 7,742
1990 7,864
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Hancock County, Kentucky, United States

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External links

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