Owsley County, Kentucky

Owsley County is a county located in the state of Kentucky in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Booneville, which was named after the border guards Daniel Boone. 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 east-central Kentucky, is located in the southeast about 90 miles from Virginia and has an area of 513 square kilometers without significant water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Lee County, Breathitt County, Perry County, Clay County and Jackson County.

History

Owsley County was formed on January 23, 1843 from portions of Breathitt County, Clay County and Estill County. It was named after William Owsley, a judge and governor.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 4,858 people in Owsley County. Of these, 96 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 1,894 households and 1,388 families. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 99.22 percent White, 0.10 percent African American, 0.06 percent Native American, 0.04 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.02 percent from other races groups; 0.54 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.72 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,894 households out of which 32.6 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 54.8 percent were married couples living together, 12.7 percent were single mothers, 26.7 percent were non-families, 24.5 percent of all households and 10.7 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.98.

Based on the county the population was spread from 24.6 percent population under 18 years, 8.9 per cent between 18 and 24 years, 27.0 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.5 percent between 45 and 64 years and 15.0 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females aged 18 years old or over, there were 96.7 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 15,805, and the median income for a family was $ 18,034. Males have a median income of $ 25,100, women $ 18,203. The per capita income was $ 10,742. 41.7 percent of families and 45.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 56.3 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 34.5 percent of those 65 years.

Places in County

Arnett
Blake
Booneville
Chestnut Gap
Conkling
Cowcreek
Endee
Eversole
Iceland City
Lerose
Levi
Lucky Fork
Major
Mistletoe
Pebworth
Rice Town
Scoville
Sebastian
Southfork
Stay
Sturgeon
Taffeta
Travellers Rest
Vincent
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