Knox County (Kentucky)
Knox County is a county located in the state of Kentucky in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Barboursville named, it was named after James Barbour, who provided the land for the county courthouse are available. 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 southeastern Kentucky, is in the south about 20 miles from Tennessee, located in the southeast about 30 miles from Virginia and has an area of 1004 square kilometers without significant water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Clay County, Bell County, Whitley County and Laurel County.
History
Knox County was formed on December 19, 1799 from parts of Lincoln County. It was named after Henry Knox, a General and U.S. Secretary of War. Near Barboursville took place on September 19, 1861 as part of the Civil War a battle between about 300 -strong Union troops and 800 men strong Confederate place that could decide the Confederacy itself.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000, lived in Knox County 31 795 people in 12,416 households and 8,939 families. The population density was 32 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 97.84 percent White, 0.82 percent African American, 0.25 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.08 percent from other races groups; 0.82 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.57 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 12,416 households out of which 34.4 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 54.3 percent were married couples living together, 13.6 percent were single mothers, 28.0 percent were non-families, 25.7 percent of all households and 10.6 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01.
Based on the county the population was spread out 26.2 percent of residents under the age of 18, 9.7 percent between 18 and 24 years, 28.1 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 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females aged 18 years old or over, there were 88.7 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 18,294, and the median income for a family was $ 23,136. Males have a median income of $ 24,833, women $ 18,390. The per capita income was $ 10,660. 29.6 percent of families and 34.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 42.4 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 28.9 percent of those 65 years.
Places in County
- Anco
- Arkle
- Artemus
- Barboursville
- Baughman
- Bimble
- Boone Heights
- Campgrounds
- Cannon
- Corbin
- Crane Nest
- Dewitt
- Dishman Springs
- Emanuel
- Erose
- Flat Lick
- Gibbs
- Girdler
- Gray
- Hammond
- Heidrick
- Himyar
- Hinkle
- Kayjay
- Moore Hill
- North Corbin
- Old Flat Lick
- Permon
- Providence
- Rossland
- Scalf
- Siler
- Sprule
- Swan Lake
- Swanpond
- Tedder
- Trosper
- Walker
- Warren
- Wheeler
- Wilton
- Woollum