Laurel County, Kentucky

Laurel County is a county located in the state of Kentucky in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is London. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

Geography

The County is located southeast of the geographic center of Kentucky, is in the south about 40 miles from Tennessee, located in the southeast about 60 miles from Virginia and has an area of 1149 square kilometers, of which 21 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Jackson County, Clay County, Knox County, Whitley County, McCreary County, Pulaski County and Rockcastle County.

History

Laurel County was formed on December 12, 1825 from parts of Clay County, Knox County, Rockcastle County and Whitley County. It was named after the Laurel River. At Wildcat Mountain fought on 21 October 1861 during the Civil War, about 7,000 men in a battle that could decide the Union troops for itself.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Laurel County 52 715 people in 20,353 households and 15,366 families. The population density was 47 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 97.66 percent White, 0.63 percent African American, 0.37 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.08 percent from other races groups; 0.90 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.55 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 20,353 households out of which 35.2 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.6 percent were married couples living together, 11.4 percent were single mothers, 24.5 percent were non-families, 21.7 percent of all households and 8.2 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.97.

Based on the county the population was spread from 25.4 percent population under 18 years, 9.2 percent between 18 and 24 years, 30.4 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.5 percent between 45 and 64 years and 11.5 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females aged 18 years old or over, there were 92.8 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 27,015, and the median income for a family was $ 31,318. Males have a median income of $ 27,965, women $ 19,757. The per capita income was $ 14,165. 17.8 percent of families and 21.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 28.8 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 20.1 percent of those 65 years.

Places in County

Atlanta
Bald Rock
Bernstadt
Billows
Blackwater
Boreing
Brock
Bush
Campgrounds
Cane Creek
Cornette
Crawford
Cruise
Dorthae
East Bernstadt
Fariston
Fletcher
Greenmount
Hazel patch
Hightop
Hopewell
Keavy
Brine
Lamero
Langnau
Lesbas
Lida
Lily
London
Maplesville
Mary Dell
McHargue
McWhorter
Mershons
North Corbin
Oakley
Pine Grove
Pittsburg
Sasser
Sublimity City
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Tuttle
Victory
Vox

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