Adair County (Kentucky)
The Adair County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. In 2010, the County had 18,656 inhabitants and a population density of 17.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Columbia, which was named in honor of Christopher Columbus. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
Geography
The County is located south of the geographic center of Kentucky and is in the south about 40 miles from Tennessee away. It has an area of 1068 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water surface.
In the north- east, the County is drained by the Green River, a left tributary of the Ohio. About half of the Green River Lake, a reservoir of the Green River, is located in Adair County.
At the Adair County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Adair County was formed on December 11, 1801 from former parts of Green County. It was named after John Adair (1757-1840), a former U.S. - Senator from Kentucky (1805-1806), the commander of the Kentucky troops at the Battle of New Orleans and Governor of Kentucky ( 1820-1824 ).
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Adair County 18,656 people in 6717 households. The population density was 17.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 6717 households lived statistically 2.54 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 94.9 percent white, 2.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 29,200. The per capita income was $ 15,349. 24.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Adair County
Citys
- Columbia
Unincorporated communities
- Absher
- Barnett Springs
- Bliss
- Breeding
- Cane Valley
- Casey Creek
- Chance
- Christine
- Coburg
- Craycraft
- Crocus1
- Cundiff
- Dunbar Hill
- Ella
- Eunice
- Fair Play
- Feathersburg
- Flat Wood
- Gadberry
- Garlin
- Gentry's Mill
- Glens Fork
- Gradyville
- Holmes
- Inroad
- Joppa
- Kellyville
- Keltner
- Kemp
- Knifley
- Milltown
- Montpelier
- Neatsville
- Nell
- Ozark
- Pellyton
- Pickett
- Portland
- Purdy
- Sano
- Spark Ville
- Bacon
- Toria
- Weed
1 - partially in Russell County
Structure
The Adair County is divided into 6 Census County Divisions (CCD) ::