Ballard County, Kentucky

Ballard County is a county in Kentucky. The population of the county is 8,249.
Ballard County 	Kentucky
Founded 	1842
Named for 	Bland Ballard
County seat 	Wickliffe
Largest city 	La Center
Population 	8,249
Habitat 	Farmland, Water's-edge
Cong. District 	1st
County Guildmaster	Kyler Wilkinson
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
US Route 51
US Route 60
US Route 62
Kentucky Route 121
Kentucky Route 286
Kentucky Route 310
Kentucky Route 358
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
McCracken County (east)
Pulaski County, Illinois (north across the Ohio River)
Carlisle County (south)
Mississippi County, Missouri (southwest across the Mississippi River)
Alexander County, Illinois (west across the Ohio River)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
93.33% White (7,699)
3.89% Black or African American (321)
2.78% Other (229)
16.0% (1,319) of Ballard County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Ballard County has low to below average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.82 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location 	Rate
Charmander 	Farmland 	1-12%
Charmeleon 	Farmland 	1-2%
Squirtle 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-42%, 1-55%
Wartortle 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-27%, 1-37%
Blastoise 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-10%, 1-15%
Rattata 	Farmland 	1-45%
Raticate 	Farmland 	1-30%
Ekans 	Farmland 	1-25%
Arbok 	Farmland 	1-10%
Pikachu 	Farmland 	1-35%
Raichu 	Farmland 	1-20%
Sandshrew 	Farmland 	1-16%
Sandslash 	Farmland 	1-6%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland 	1-20%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland 	1-8%
Vulpix 	Farmland 	1-15%
Ninetales 	Farmland 	1%
Psyduck 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-20%, 1-40%
Golduck 	Water's-edge (Fishing) 	1-15%
Poliwag 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-55%, 1-71%
Poliwhirl 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-40%, 1-56%
Poliwrath 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-22%, 1-30%
Ponyta 	Farmland 	1-10%
Electabuzz 	Farmland 	1-11%
Magikarp 	Water's-edge (Fishing) 	1-95%
Gyarados 	Water's-edge (Fishing) 	1-5%
Eevee 	Farmland 	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-15%, 1-45%
Jolteon 	Farmland 	1-5%
Flareon 	Farmland 	1-5%
Dratini 	Farmland 	1-10%
Dragonair 	Farmland 	1%
Cyndaquil 	Farmland 	1-23%
Quilava 	Farmland 	1-10%
Totodile 	Water's-edge (Fishing) 	1-5%
Chinchou 	Water's-edge (Fishing) 	1-11%
Pichu 	Farmland 	1-28%
Mareep 	Farmland 	1-35%
Flaaffy 	Farmland 	1-25%
Ampharos 	Farmland 	1-12%
Marill 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-70%, 1-30%
Azumarill 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-56%, 1-15%
Politoed 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-22%, 1-30%
Wooper 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-60%, 1-70%
Quagsire 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-43%, 1-50%
Espeon 	Farmland 	1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland 	1-5%
Elekid 	Farmland 	1-36%
Mudkip 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-55%, 1-78%
Marshtomp 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-40%, 1-63%
Swampert 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-22%, 1-38%
Azurill 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-63%, 1-23%
Electrike 	Farmland 	1-33%
Manectric 	Farmland 	1-18%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland 	1-35%
Zangoose 	Farmland 	1-20%
Seviper 	Farmland 	1-17%
Chimchar 	Farmland 	1-14%
Monferno 	Farmland 	1-4%
Shinx 	Farmland 	1-37%
Luxio 	Farmland 	1-26%
Luxray 	Farmland 	1-12%
Pachirisu 	Farmland 	1-32%
Buizel 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-50%, 1-75%
Floatzel 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-32%, 1-50%
Croagunk 	Farmland 	1-38%
Toxicroak 	Farmland 	1-20%
Leafeon 	Farmland 	1-5%
Glaceon 	Farmland 	1-5%
Tepig 	Farmland 	1-15%
Pignite 	Farmland 	1-5%
Oshawott 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-30%, 1-30%
Dewott 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-15%, 1-15%
Tympole 	Water's-edge (Fishing) 	1-78%
Palpitoad 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-60%, 1-62%
Seismitoad 	Farmland, Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-35%, 1-37%
Deerling 	Farmland 	1-41%
Sawsbuck 	Farmland 	1-26%
Emolga 	Farmland 	1-43%
Froakie 	Farmland 	1-40%
Frogadier 	Farmland 	1-25%
Greninja 	Farmland 	1-9%
Skiddo 	Farmland 	1-10%
Helioptile 	Farmland 	1-35%
Heliolisk 	Farmland 	1-20%
Sylveon 	Farmland 	1-5%
Dedenne 	Farmland 	1-32%
Dewpider 	Water's-edge (Fishing) 	1-25%
Araquanid 	Water's-edge (Fishing) 	1-10%
Togedemaru 	Farmland 	1-40%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Barlow - 675
Blandville - 90
Kevil - 376
La Center - 1,009
Wickliffe - 688
=== CDPs ===
Bandana - 203
Lovelaceville - 148
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Ceredo 
Gage 
Hinkleville 
Ingleside 
Monkey's Eyebrow 
Needmore 
New York 
Oscar 
Ross Crossing 
Slater 
Turner Landing 
Woodville
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	49 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	8 inches
Average yearly sunny days	210
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	9 (Very High)
Blizzard risk 	2 (Low)
== Fun facts ==
* Ballard is a wet county as of late 2017.
* Ballard County is located along where the Ohio River splits from the Mississippi going east.
* For a brief period in the 1980s, Lovelaceville attempted to be a speed trap, however, county authorities put a stop to it quick.
* In 1780 during the Revolutionary War, General George Rogers Clark established Fort Jefferson on a hill overlooking the Mississippi River one mile south of present-day Wickliffe. The fort was intended to protect what was then the western boundary of the infant United States from raids by the British Army and Native Americans. It was abandoned in 1781 after a siege by the Chickasaw.
* Some say the community of Bandana was so named for a traveling salesman who carried his goods in a bandana sack, while others believe the name marks an incident when a bandana was lost by a group of pioneers near the site.
* A few different theories exist regarding the origin of Monkey's Eyebrow's name.
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