Henry County (Kentucky)
Henry County is a county located in the state of Kentucky in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is New Castle.
Geography
The County is located in northern Kentucky, is located in the north and west, approximately 20 km from the state of Indiana and has an area of 754 square kilometers, of which five square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Carroll County, Owen County, Franklin County, Shelby County, Oldham County and Trimble County.
History
Henry County was formed on December 14, 1798 from parts of Shelby County. It was named after Patrick Henry, a patriot.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000, lived in Henry County 15,060 people in 5,844 households and 4,330 families. The population density was 20 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 93.97 percent White, 3.30 percent African American, 0.24 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.26 percent from other races groups; 0.86 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.25 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 5,844 households out of which 33.8 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.7 percent were married couples living together, 10.4 percent were single mothers, 25.9 percent were non-families, 22.0 percent of all households and 9.9 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.97.
Based on the county the population was spread from 25.4 percent population under 18 years, 7.9 percent between 18 and 24 years, 29.7 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.7 percent between 45 and 64 years and 12.3 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females aged 18 years old or over, there were 95.9 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 37,263, and the median income for a family was $ 45,009. Males have a median income of $ 31,478, women $ 21,982. The per capita income was $ 17,846. 10.4 percent of families and 13.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 15.5 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 19.9 percent of those 65 years.
Places in County
- Bellview
- Bethlehem
- Campbellsburg
- Defoe
- Delville
- Drennon Springs
- Eminence
- Fallis
- Franklinton
- Gest
- Jericho
- Lacie
- Lockport
- New Castle
- North Pleasureville
- Orville
- Pendleton
- Pleasureville
- Port Royal
- Slabtown
- Sligo
- Smithfield
- Sulphur
- Tarascon
- Turners Station