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Population (year 2000): 1,387. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,470 (+6.0% change)
Males: 580 (41.8%), Females: 807 (58.2%)
Owen County
Zip code:
40359
Median resident age: 43.6 years
Median household income: $23,125 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,900 (year 2000)
Races in Owenton:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
- Black (2.9%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (25.9%), English
(9.0%), German (8.3%), Irish (6.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%), Dutch
(1.3%).
Elevation: 960 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Owenton
- High school or higher: 62.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Owenton city
- Never married: 19.1%
- Now married: 49.2%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 17.1%
- Divorced: 13.1%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +75 (+5.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Owenton:
- NEW HORIZONS HEALTH SYSTEMS INC (30 ROLAND
AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Owenton:
- ST ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER GRANT CTY (about 20
miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, KY)
- FRANKFORT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles;
FRANKFORT, KY)
- CARROLL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; CARROLLTON,
KY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Owenton:
- CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 37
miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; ID: CVG)
- BLUE GRASS (about 39 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
- CINCINNATI MUNI AIRPORT LUNKEN FIELD (about 49
miles; CINCINNATI, OH; ID: LUK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Owenton:
- CAPITAL CITY (about 26 miles; FRANKFORT, KY; ID:
FFT)
- ROBINSON (about 26 miles; VEVAY, IN; ID: 8I1)
- GENE SNYDER (about 34 miles; FALMOUTH, KY; ID: K62)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Owenton:
- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 42 miles; LEXINGTON,
KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
- LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
- NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles;
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; FT enrollment: 9,668)
- CINCINNATI STATE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 48 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 3,972)
- UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-MAIN CAMPUS (about 49
miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 22,355)
- XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; CINCINNATI, OH;
FT enrollment: 4,977)
- UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-RAYMOND WALTERS COLLEGE
(about 56 miles; BLUE ASH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,266)
Public high school in Owenton:
- OWEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 557;
Location: 2340 HWY 22 E; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Owenton:
- BOWLING MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 489;
Location: 1960 HWY 22 E; Grades: 06 - 08)
- OWEN COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 452;
Location: 1945 HWY 22 E; Grades: 01 - 05)
- OWEN COUNTY PRIMARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 409; Location: 1925 HIGHWAY 22 EAST; Grades:
PK - 03)
Library in Owenton:
- OWEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$247,337; Location: 118 NORTH MAIN STREET; 25,571 books;
905 audio materials; 848 video materials; 55 serial
subscriptions)
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