Clinton County, Kentucky

Clinton County, Kentucky
Clinton County, Kentucky
Clinton County Kentucky courthouse.jpg
Clinton County courthouse in Albany, Kentucky
Map of Kentucky highlighting Clinton County
Location in the state of Kentucky
Map of the U.S. highlighting Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Founded 1836
Named for DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York (1817–1823)
Seat Albany
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

205.54 sq mi (532 km²)
197.46 sq mi (511 km²)
8.09 sq mi (21 km²), 3.94%
Population
 - (2000)
 - Density

9,634
49/sq mi (19/km²)
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.albanyclintonco.com

Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1836. As of 2000, the population was 9,634. Its name is in honor of the seventh Governor of New York State, DeWitt Clinton. Its county seat is Albany, Kentucky, and it is a prohibition or dry county. [1].

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Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 205.54 square miles (532.3 km2), of which 197.46 square miles (511.4 km2) (or 96.07%) is land and 8.09 square miles (21.0 km2) (or 3.94%) is water.[2]

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1840 3,863
1850 4,889 26.6%
1860 5,781 18.2%
1870 6,497 12.4%
1880 7,212 11.0%
1890 7,047 −2.3%
1900 7,871 11.7%
1910 8,153 3.6%
1920 8,589 5.3%
1930 9,004 4.8%
1940 10,279 14.2%
1950 10,650 3.6%
1960 8,886 −16.6%
1970 8,174 −8.0%
1980 9,321 14.0%
1990 9,135 −2.0%
2000 9,634 5.5%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21053.txt

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 9,634 people, 4,086 households, and 2,811 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 per square mile (19 /km2). There were 4,888 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile (9.7 /km2). The racial makeup of the county was 99.09% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. 1.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,086 households out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.70% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $19,563, and the median income for a family was $25,919. Males had a median income of $21,193 versus $16,194 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,286. About 20.20% of families and 25.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.80% of those under age 18 and 29.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

See also

References

  1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
  2. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

Coordinates: 36°43′N 85°08′W / 36.72°N 85.13°W / 36.72; -85.13


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