Lewis County, Kentucky
13 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 12,965
- Median household income
- $46,838
- ±5,284
- Unemployed
- 6.0%
- 301 of 4,982 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.8%
- 4,258 of 5,019 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Lewis | 12,987 (2021) | 514 Second St, Vanceburg | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Concord | 19 (2021) | 12913 W Ky 8, Vanceburg | — |
| City of Vanceburg | 1,360 (2021) | 189 Second St, Vanceburg | Website |
Special districts 10
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis County Library District | Libraries | 27 Third St, Vanceburg | Website |
| Blackoak Fire District 5 | Local fire protection | 124 Red Barn Ln, Vanceburg | — |
| Camp Dix Fire District 7 | Local fire protection | P.o. Box 324, Vanceburg | — |
| Firebrick Fire District 4 | Local fire protection | 322 Firebrick Indian Run Rd, South Portsmouth | — |
| Garrison Fire District 3 | Local fire protection | Po Box 636, Garrison | — |
| Kinniconick Fire District 6 | Local fire protection | 4976 Ky 377, Vanceburg | — |
| Lewis County Fire District | Local fire protection | P O Box 121, Vanceburg | — |
| Tollesboro Fire District 2 | Local fire protection | Po Box 82, Tollesboro | — |
| Lewis County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 38 W Ky 8, Vanceburg | Website |
| Garrison-Quincy-Ky-O-Heights Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 279, Garrison | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Lewis County
School district7 schools
65 Central Elementary, Vanceburg, KY, 41179
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Carter County Farmers Market - Grayson (GRAYSON) · Carter County Farmers Market - Olive Hill (Olive Hill)
Mandolin Farm Farmers Market (387 Owens Lane Flemingsburg) · Fleming County Farmers Market (Flemingsburg)
Greenup County Farmers Market (1007 Bellefonte Road Flatwoods)
Mason County Farmers Market (Maysville)
Rowan County Farmers Market (100 Kroger Center Morehead)
Portsmouth Farmers Market (658 Hansgen Morgan Rd Wheelersburg) · Main Street Portsmouth In Bloom Farmers Market (Portsmouth)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.