Henderson, city, seat of Henderson County, northwestern Kentucky, on the Ohio River, in a grain- and tobacco-growing region; settled 1784, incorporated as a city 1867. Manufactures include motor-vehicle parts, aluminum and plastic products, furniture, and chemicals; coal is mined nearby. A junior college is here. The community, founded as a river shipping point in 1797 by the Transylvania Company, is named for the company's organizer, Richard Henderson. The ornithologist John J. Audubon lived here from 1810 to 1819. Audubon State Park, with a nature center, is nearby. Population 24,834 (1980); 25,945 (1990); 27,373 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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