Ghent

History

Ghent was settled at the end of eighteenth century and was first known as McCool's Creek Settlement. The town was laid out in 1814. Henry Clay is alleged to have suggested the name, Ghent's post office opened in 1816. On January 17, 1839, the Kentucky General Assembly formally established the city of Ghent and appointed Theodoric Fisher, Samuel Sanders Jr., James Knox, John C. Lindsey, and Richard Sarlls as its trustees. In August 1864, in a skirmish during the Civil War in what was known as the Gex Landing Incident, members of the African-American United States Colored Troops and the United States Colored Cavalry engaged with CSA troops seeking to rescue local resident James Southard, a ferryman and Confederate sympathizer who had been arrested. USCT soldiers suffered an undetermined number of casualties.

Geography

Ghent is located in northeastern Carroll County along the Ohio River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The community is located on U.S. Route 42 at Kentucky Route 47. Ghent is north of Interstate 71. Ghent is on the opposite side of the Ohio River from Vevay, Indiana, but the towns are not linked by a bridge. Ferry service between these two river cities spanned 175 years from 1802 to 1977.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Carroll County Middle School
  Middle · Carrollton · 590 students · 17.4:1 ratio
• Carroll County High School
  High · Carrollton · 572 students · 20.4:1 ratio
• Cartmell Elementary
  Elementary · Carrollton · 410 students · 14.6:1 ratio
• Kathryn Winn Primary
  Elementary · Carrollton · 280 students · 14:1 ratio
• Carroll Co Childhood Development Center
  Other · Carrollton · 188 students · 9:1 ratio
• Carroll County Area Technology Center
  High · Carrollton
• iLEAD Academy
  High · Carrollton