Menifee County, Kentucky
Menifee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Frenchburg, which was named after Judge Richard French. 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 the central northeastern Kentucky and has an area of 534 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Bath County, Rowan County, Morgan County, Wolfe County, Powell County and Montgomery County.
History
Menifee County was formed on March 10, 1869 from parts of Bath County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Powell County, and Wolfe County. It was named after Richard Hickman Menefee, a member of the U.S. Congress.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Menifee County 6,556 people in 2,537 households and 1,900 families. The population density was 12 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 97.64 percent White, 1.37 percent African American, 0.12 percent Native American, 0.03 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.14 percent from other races groups; 0.69 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.11 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,537 households out of which 32.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 62.4 percent were married couples living together, 8.8 percent were single mothers, 25.1 percent were non-families, 22.1 percent of all households and 9.1 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.88.
Based on the county the population was spread from 24.9 percent population under 18 years, 10.1 percent between 18 and 24 years, 28.1 percent between 25 and 44 years, 25.2 percent between 45 and 64 years and 11.8 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females aged 18 years old or over, there were 98.1 men statistically.
The median income for a household was 22,064 U.S. dollars, and the median income for a family was $ 26,325. Males had a median income of $ 25,670, women $ 17,014. The per capita income was $ 11,399. 23.4 percent of families and 29.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 38.5 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 23.4 percent of those 65 years.
Places in County
- Artville
- Big Woods
- Cornwell
- Dan
- Denniston
- Fagan
- Frenchburg
- Korea
- Mariba
- Means
- Pomeroyton
- Ratliff
- Rothwell
- Scranton
- Sudith
- Wellington