Livingston County (Kentucky)
The Livingston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. In 2010, the County had 9519 inhabitants and a population density of 11.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Smithland, which was named after James Smith, an explorer of this region. 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 western Kentucky at the mouths of the Tennessee River and the Cumberland River in Ohio, which also marks the northern border with Illinois. It has an area of 886 square kilometers, of which 68 square kilometers are water surface. At the Livingston County borders the following counties:
History
The Livingston County was formed on December 13, 1798 from parts of the former Christian County. It was named after Robert Livingston (1746-1813), one of the founding fathers of the United States.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Livingston County 9,519 people in 3,955 households. The population density was .. inhabitants per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 97.9 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 3,955 households lived statistically 2.41 per person.
20.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.1 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 40,921. The per capita income was $ 21,379. 14.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Livingston County
Citys
- Carrsville
- Grand Rivers
- Salem
- Smithland
Census-designated place (CDP )
- Ledbetter
Unincorporated communities
- Bayou
- Birdsville
- Burna
- Hampton
- Heater
- Iuka
- Joy
- Lake City
- Lola
- Newbern
- Pinckneyville
- Tiline
- Vicksburg
Structure
The Livingston County is divided into two Census Divisions County (CCD):