Fulton County (Kentucky)
The Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. In 2010, the County had 6813 inhabitants and a population density of 12.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hickman, after the wife of the GWF Marr was named, who provided the land for the city's founding available.
Geography
The County is located in the extreme southwest of Kentucky and on the south by Tennessee, and separated by the Mississippi River in the northwest to Missouri. The Fulton County has an area of 597 square kilometers, of which 56 square kilometers are water surface. Just west of the Mississippi located about 35 km ² island is part of the Fulton County, as well as the set in front of New Madrid, MO peninsula in a Mississippi - loop, which is only accessible via the territory of Tennessee. At the Fulton County border Nachbarcountys following:
History
The Fulton County was formed on January 15, 1845 from parts of Hickman County. It was named after Robert Fulton, an inventor.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Fulton County 6813 people in 2931 households. The population density was 12.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 2931 households lived statistically 2.22 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 73.8 percent white, 23.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
20.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.6 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 31,965. The per capita income was $ 16,908. 27.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Fulton County
Citys
- Fulton
- Hickman
Unincorporated communities
- Anna Lynne
- Bondurant
- Brownsville
- Cayce
- Crutchfield
- Jordan
- Ledford
- Miller
- Riceville
- Tyler
Structure
The Fulton County is divided into 00 Census County Divisions (CCD):