Stamping Ground, Kentucky
City in the United States in Scott County
About Stamping Ground
Stamping Ground is a home rule-class city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Stamping Ground had a population of 780. It is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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How Stamping Ground is governed
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Residents of Stamping Ground
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Mayor
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City Clerk
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City Attorney
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Presides over the municipal court.
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Population over time
From 233 in 1880 to 780 in 2020 (+234.8%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 780 |
| 2010 | 643 |
| 2000 | 566 |
| 1880 | 233 |
History
In April 1775, William McConnell and Charles LeCompte's party from Pennsylvania, first discovered the area surrounding what is now Stamping Ground. The party encountered a large spring from which herds of buffalo would drink. Due to the stamping of the buffalo's hooves while waiting to drink from the spring, the area was named Buffalo Stamping Ground, later shortened to Stamping Ground.
Stamping Ground was founded in 1790 and incorporated January 24, 1834. The first settlement was a fort built by Anthony Lindsay around 1790. The first road was cut through Stamping Ground in 1790 which connected Georgetown to Cincinnati, the road was most likely built upon the remnants of the Alant-o-wamiowee Trail. McConnell's Church, a Baptist church named after William McConnell, was established in 1795. The town's first post office was established in 1814 with Alex Bradford as the Postmaster.
On April 3, 1974, a tornado devastated Stamping Ground after causing major damage in Franklin County, as part of the 1974 Super Outbreak.
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