Fayette County, Kentucky places and people

Fayette County, Kentucky Basics:

Fayette County Kentucky - Government Site

Population: 305,252
Area: 284 square miles
County seat: Lexington
Area code(s) in use: 859
Time zone: EST
High school graduate or higher: 88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.9%
Median household income: $48,779
Persons in poverty: 18.2%
Home ownership rate: 56.3%
Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Bourbon Clark Jessamine Madison Scott Woodford

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Map of the Fayette County area

Our detail map of Fayette County shows the Fayette County, Kentucky boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Fayette County, Kentucky

Airports show all on map

Blue Grass Airport, Blue Haven Farm Airport, Coal Field Airport, Creech Army Air Field Heliport, Morning Star Heliport, Saint Joseph Hospital Heliport, University of Kentucky Hospital Heliport

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Clay's Ferry Bridge

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American Medical Response, Bluegrass Airport Fire Station, Home of Henry Clay, Lexington Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters, Lexington Fire Department Station 10, Lexington Fire Department Station 11, Lexington Fire Department Station 12, Lexington Fire Department Station 13, Lexington Fire Department Station 14, Lexington Fire Department Station 15, Lexington Fire Department Station 16, Lexington Fire Department Station 17, Lexington Fire Department Station 18, Lexington Fire Department Station 19, Lexington Fire Department Station 2, Lexington Fire Department Station 20, Lexington Fire Department Station 21, Lexington Fire Department Station 22, Lexington Fire Department Station 23, Lexington Fire Department Station 3, Lexington Fire Department Station 4, Lexington Fire Department Station 5, Lexington Fire Department Station 6, Lexington Fire Department Station 7, Lexington Fire Department Station 8, Lexington Fire Department Station 9, Lexington Public Library-Eagle Creek Branch, Lexington Public Library-Tates Creek Branch, Waveland Museum

Cemeteries show all on map

Calvary Cemetery, Cove Haven Cemetery, Highland Cemetery, Hillcrest Memorial Park, Howards Grove Cemetery, Lexington Cemetery, Lexington National Cemetery

Census show all on map

Fayette Division

Churches show all on map

Aldersgate Church, Antioch Church, Baptist Church of Andover, Berea Church, Bethel Church, Bluegrass Baptist Church, Boones Creek Baptist Church, Bryan Station Church, Cane Run Church, Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church, Crossroads Christian Church, David Fork Church, Durbin Memorial Church, East Hickman Baptist Church, Eastland Parkway Church, Family Worship Center, First United Methodist Church-Andover Activity Center, Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Immanuel Baptist Church, Lexington Baptist Temple, Lexington Bethel Baptist Church, Little Zion Church, Macedonia Church, Man-O-War Church of God, Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Mount Eden Christian Church, Mount Eden Church, Mount Gilead Baptist Church, Mount Horeb Church, Mount Zion Church, New Apostolic Church, North View Church, Parkway Church, Pleasant Ridge Church, Richmond Road Baptist Church, Saint Luke United Methodist Church, Saint Matthews Church, South Elkhorn Church, Southern Hills United Methodist Church, Springdale Church, Stonewall Church, Tatesbrook Baptist Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Todds Road Grace Church, Trinity Church, Trinity Hill United Methodist Church, Victory Baptist Church, Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church, Word of Hope Lutheran Church

Hospitals show all on map

Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, Central Baptist Hospital, Eastern State Hospital, Fayette-Lexington Health Center, Federal Medical Center, Lexington Clinic, Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center Cooper Division, Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center Leestown Division, Ridge Behavioral Health System, Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph Hospital East, Samaritan Hospital, Shriners Hospital for Children, University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital

Locales show all on map

Big Elm Country Club, Fayette Mall, Idle Hour Country Club, Iroquios Hunt Club, Keeneland Race Course, Lexington Country Club, Lexington Mall, Spring Valley Country Club, Tates Creek Country Club, Turfland Mall

Parks show all on map

Adam Rankin House Historical Marker, Adolph F Rupp Historical Marker, African Cemetery Number Two Historic Marker, African-American Physicians Historical Marker, Asa Blanchard Silversmith Shop Historical Marker, Ashland Historical Marker, Barker Hall And Buell Armory Historical Marker, Beck House Historical Marker, Boones Station State Historic Site, Breckinridges Last House Historical Marker, Castlewood Park, Cedar Hall-Helm Place Historical Marker, Colonel George Nicholas Historical Marker, Colored Orphan Industrial Home Historical Marker, Daniel Boone Bryan Historical Marker, David Austin Sayre Historical Marker, David R Atchison Historical Marker, Douglas Park, Duncan Park, Ellerslie Historical Marker, Fairlawn Historical Marker, Fayette County Fountains Historical Marker, Fayette County Historical Marker, First Lexington Blockhouse And Fort Historical Marker, First Pioneer Race Course Historical Marker, George Shannon Historical Marker, Governor Keen Johnson Historical Marker, Hampton Court Historical Marker, Henry Clays Law Office Historical Marker, Isaac Shelby Inauguration Historical Marker, James B Clay Villa Historical Marker, John Cabell Breckinridge Historical Marker, John Hunt Morgan Historical Marker, Kentucky Kernel Historical Marker, Kentucky State Horse Park, Lewis and Clark Visits to Lexington Historical Marker, Lexington Cemetery Historical Marker, Lexington Courthouse Historical Marker, Lexington Public Library Historical Marker, Madeline McDowell Breckinridge Historical Marker, Main Building Historical Marker, Main Street Christian Church Historical Marker, Man O' War Historical Marker, Mary Todd Lincoln House Historical Marker, Matthew H Jouett Historical Marker, Matthias Shryock Historical Marker, Memorial Hall Historical Marker, Miller Hall Historical Marker, Mount Horeb Presbyterian Church Historical Marker, Mount Zion Presbyterian Church Historical Marker, Old Morrison Historical Marker, Patterson Cabin Historical Marker, Patterson Hall Historical Marker, Pioneer Burying Ground Historical Marker, Polks Infirmary Historic Marker, Scovell Hall Historical Marker, South Elkhorn Christian Church Historical Marker, Steeplechase Racetrack, Thomas Hunt Morgan Historical Marker, Thomas Satterwhite Noble Home Historical Marker, Town Branch of Elkhorn Historical Marker, Transylvania Pavilion Historical Marker, Transylvania University Historical Marker, Transylvania University School Of Medicine Historical Marker, Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church Historical Marker, WBKY-WUKY Historical Marker, Wing Commander Historical Marker, Woodland Park

Pillars show all on map

Man-O-War Monument

Populated Places show all on map

Ashland Park, Athens, Avon, Baralto, Beaumont Park, Blueberry Hill, Bracktown, Brigadoon, Brighton, Brookhaven, Bryan Station, Cadentown, Cardinal Hill, Cardinal Valley, Centerville, Chevy Chase, Chilesburg, Clays Ferry, Coletown, Colony, Columbus, Crestwood, Deep Springs, Deerfield, Dixie Plantation, Donerail, East Hickman, Eastland, Eastland Park, Elk Chester, Elkhorn Parks, Elmendorf, Fairway, Fenwick, Fort Spring, Frogtown, Gamesway, Garden Springs, Gardenside, Greendale, Hermitage Hills, Hi-Acres, Highlands, Hinda Heights, Holiday Hills, Hollywood, Idle Hour, Indian Hills, Jimtown, Jonestown, Kenawood, Kingston, Lakeview Acres, Lansdowne, Lexington, Lexington Manor, Lexington-Fayette, Liberty Heights, Little Georgetown, Little Texas, Loradale, Mattoxtown, Meadowthorpe, Montclair, Monticello, Montrose, Mount Vernon, Muir, Nihizertown, Northland, Open Gates, Paynes, Pine Meadows, Pinehurst, Pricetown, Radcliffe, Rockwood, Russell Cave, Sandersville, Shadeland, Shawneetown, South Elkhorn, Southeastern Hills, Southland, Spears, Spindletop Estates, Stonewall Estates, Stoneybrook, Thoroughbred Acres, Twin Oaks, Uttingertown, Van Meter, Viley, Walnut Hill, Walnut Hill, Warrenton, Westmoreland, Yarnallton, Zandale

Reservoirs show all on map

Lexington Reservoir Number 4, Reservoir Number 1, Reservoir Number 2, Reservoir Number 3

Schools show all on map

Arlington Elementary School, Ashland Elementary School, Athens Elementary School, Beaumont Middle School, Blackburn Correctional Institution, Booker T Washington Montessori Magnet School, Breckinridge Elementary School, Briar Hill School, Bryan Station High School, Bryan Station Traditional Magnet Middle School, Cardinal Valley Elementary School, Carver School, Cassidy Elementary School, Central Kentucky Area Vocational School, Christ the King School, Clays Mill Elementary School, Constitution School, Crawford Middle School, Deep Springs Elementary School, Dixie Elementary School, Douglas High School, Eastside Technical Center, Edythe J Hayes Middle School, Garden Springs Elementary School, Glendover Global Studies Elementary School, Harrison Elementary School, Henry Clay High School, James Lane Allen Elementary School, Jefferson Davis School, Jessie M Clark Middle School, Johnson Elementary School, Julia R Ewan Elementary School (historical), Julius Marks Elementary School, Lafayette High School, Lansdowne Elementary School, Leestown Middle School, Lexington School, Lexington Theological Seminary, Lexington Traditional Magnet School, Lincoln School, Linlee Elementary School, Martin Luther King Junior Academy for Excellence, Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary School, Mary Todd Elementary School, Math, Science and Technology Center, Maxwell Spanish Immersion Magnet Elementary School, Meadowthorpe Elementary School, Millcreek Elementary School, Morton Middle School, Northern Elementary School, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Picadome Elementary School, Rosa Parks Elementary School, Russell Cave Elementary School, School for the Creative and Performing Arts at Bluegrass, School for the Creative and Performing Arts at Lafayette, Shelby School (historical), Southern Middle School, Southside Technical Center, Squires Elementary School, Stonewall Elementary School, Tates Creek Elementary School, Tates Creek High School, Tates Creek Middle School, The Academy at Lexington, Transylvania University, Trinity Christian Academy, University of Kentucky, University of Kentucky Agricultural Experimental Station, University of Kentucky Agricultural Experimental Station, University of Kentucky Agricultural Experimental Station, University of Kentucky Agricultural Experimental Station, University of Kentucky Agricultural Experimental Station, Veterans Park Elementary School, Winburn Middle School, Yates Elementary School

Springs show all on map

Bryan Station Spring

Streams show all on map

Baughman Fork, Boggs Fork, Cave Creek, David Fork, East Hickman Creek, Elk Lick Creek, Jones Creek, Manchester Branch, Raven Run, Shannon Run, Shelby Branch, Vaughns Branch, Wolf Run

Towers show all on map

WKQQ-FM (Lexington), WKYT-TV (Lexington), WLAP-AM (Lexington), WLAP-FM (Lexington), WLEX-TV (Lexington), WLXG-AM (Lexington), WRFL-FM (Lexington), WTKT-FM (Georgetown), WTVQ-TV (Lexington), WVLK-AM (Lexington), WVLK-FM (Lexington),

Fayette County, Kentucky Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	240,538
Black	45,482
Asian	10,989
Mixed	7,020
American Indian	1,221
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	305

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