Carter County (Kentucky)
Carter County is a county located in the state of Kentucky in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Grayson, which was named after Colonel William Grayson, who supported George Washington. 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 northeastern Kentucky, is in the north about 30 miles from Ohio, to the southeast about 20 miles from West Virginia and has an area of 1067 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Greenup County, Boyd County, Lawrence County, Elliott County, Rowan County and Lewis County.
History
Carter County was formed on February 9, 1838 from parts of Greenup County and Lawrence County. It was named for William Grayson Carter, a U.S. senator.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 26 889 people in Carter County. Of these, 625 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 10,342 households and 7,746 families. The population density was 25 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 99.02 percent White, 0.13 percent African American, 0.25 percent Native American, 0.11 percent Asian, and 0.08 percent from other races; 0.41 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.59 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 10,342 households out of which 33.5 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.5 percent were married couples living together, 10.7 percent were single mothers, 25.1 percent were non-families, 22.3 percent of all households and 9.8 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.95 persons.
Based on the county the population was spread from 24.5 percent population under 18 years, 10.8 percent between 18 and 24 years, 28.4 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 years and 12.5 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females aged 18 years old or over, there were 93.3 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 26,427, and the median income for a family was $ 31,278. Males had a median income of $ 28,690, women $ 20,554. The per capita income was $ 13,442. 19.2 percent of families and 22.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 28.9 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 21.3 percent of those 65 years.
Places in County
- Access
- Aden
- Beech Grove
- Beetle
- Boone Furnace
- Brinegar
- Carter
- Charlotte Furnace
- Clark Hill
- Cory
- Counts Crossroads
- Deevert
- Denton
- Eby
- Enterprise
- Fairview Hill
- Fitch
- Fultz
- Garvin Ridge
- Gesling
- Globe
- Gollihue
- Grahn
- Grayson
- Gregory Ville
- Hayward
- Hitchins
- Iron Hill
- Jacobs
- Jeriel
- Johns Run
- Kehoe
- Lawton
- Leon
- Limestone
- Mount Savage
- Mountain Top
- Music
- North Branch
- Olive Hill
- Pactolus
- Poplar
- Prater
- Reedville
- Rooney
- Rose Hill
- Smiths Creek
- Smoky Valley
- Soldier
- Sophi
- Stinson
- Straight Creek
- Upper Tygart
- Wesleyville
- Willard
- Williams Creek
- Wolf