Boyd County (Kentucky)
Boyd County is a county located in the state of Kentucky in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Catlettsburg, which was named after one of the first settlers here, Alexander Catlett and his son Horatio Catlett.
Geography
The County is located in northeastern Kentucky, is bordered to the northeast Ohio, separated by the Ohio River, on the east by Virginia and has an area of 419 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers of water surface. It borders in Kentucky clockwise to the following counties: Greenup County, Lawrence County and Carter County.
History
Boyd County was formed on February 16, 1860 from parts of Carter County, Greenup County and Lawrence County. It was named a member of the U.S. Congress by Linn Boyd.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 49 752 people in Boyd County. Of these, 2,077 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 20,010 households and 14,107 families. The population density was 120 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 95.97 percent White, 2.55 percent African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian, and 0.14 percent from other races; 0.88 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.12 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 20,010 households out of which 28.9 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 55.7 percent were married couples living together, 11.6 percent were single mothers, 29.5 percent were non-families, 26.5 percent of all households and 12.2 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.86.
Based on the county the population was spread from 21.8 percent population under 18 years, 8.3 percent between 18 and 24 years, 28.7 percent between 25 and 44 years, 25.6 percent between 45 and 64 years and 15.6 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females aged 18 years old or over, there were 93.1 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 32,749, and the median income for a family was $ 41,125. Males had a median income of $ 35,728, women $ 22,591. The per capita income was $ 18,212. 11.5 percent of families and 15.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. This included 22.4 percent of children and adolescents under 18 years and 12.1 percent of seniors aged 65 and over.
Places in County
- Ashland
- Big Sandy Junction
- Boltsfork
- Burnaugh
- Cannonsburg
- Catlettsburg
- Coalton
- Durbin
- Fairview
- Garner
- Ironville
- Kavanaugh
- Lockwood
- Mavity
- Meads
- Millseat
- Normal
- Princess
- Rockdale
- Rush
- Sandy Furnace
- Savage Branch
- Summit
- West Fairview
- Westwood
- Winslow