Butler County (Kentucky)
Butler County is a county located in the state of Kentucky in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Morgantown, which was named after Daniel Morgan Smith, the first born in this area white kid. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
Geography
The County is located in west-central Kentucky, is in the south about 50 miles from Tennessee, located in the north about 70 miles from Indianapolis and has an area of 1118 square kilometers, of which nine square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Ohio County, Grayson County, Edmonson County, Warren County, Logan County and Muhlenberg County.
History
Butler County was formed on January 18, 1810 from parts of Logan County and Ohio County. It was named after Richard Butler, a general in the American Revolutionary War.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 13,010 people in Butler County. Of these, 238 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 5,059 households and 3,708 families. The population density was 12 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 97.88 percent White, 0.52 percent African American, 0.22 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian, and 0.60 percent residents from the Pacific Islander; 0.61 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.04 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 5,059 households out of which 34.4 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.3 percent were married couples living together, 9.3 percent were single mothers, 26.7 percent were non-families, 23.7 percent of all households and 10.3 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.
Based on the county the population was spread from 25.3 percent population under 18 years, 9.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 29.2 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.2 percent between 45 and 64 years and 12.8 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females aged 18 years old or over, there were 96.2 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 29,405, and the median income for a family was $ 35,317. Males have a median income of $ 26,449, women $ 19,894. The per capita income was $ 14,617. 13.1 percent of families and 16.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 18.5 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 22.5 percent of those 65 years.
Places in County
- Aberdeen
- Banock
- Boston
- Brooklyn
- Casey
- Davis Crossroads
- Decker
- Dexter Ville
- Dimple
- Dunbar
- Eden
- Flener
- Gilstrap
- Grancer
- Harper Crossroads
- Harreldsville
- Horsemill
- Huldeville
- Huntsville
- Jetson
- Lee
- Leetown
- Logansport
- Love
- Mining City
- Monford
- Morgantown
- Neafus
- Needmore
- Pleasant Hill
- Provo
- Quality
- Reedyville
- Richelieu
- Rochester
- Round Hill
- Sharer
- Silver City
- South Hill
- Sugar Grove
- Tilford
- Turner Town
- Vineyard
- Welch Creek
- Welcome
- Woodbury
- Youngstown