Shelby County (Kentucky)
Shelby County is a county located in the state of Kentucky in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Shelbyville. 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 north-central Kentucky, is located in the northwest about 30 km from Indiana and has an area of 999 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Henry County, Franklin County, Anderson County, Spencer County, Jefferson County and Oldham County.
History
Shelby County was formed on June 23, 1792 from parts of Jefferson County. It was named for Isaac Shelby, a governor and general.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Shelby County 33 337 people in 12,104 households and 9,126 families. The population density was 34 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 86.61 percent White, 8.83 percent African American, 0.30 percent Native American, 0.40 percent Asian, 0.12 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 2.39 percent from other races groups; 1.34 percent were descended from two or more races. 4.51 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 12,104 households out of which 34.7 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.0 percent were married couples living together, 10.6 percent were single mothers, 24.6 percent were non-families, 20.2 percent of all households and 8.0 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.00.
Based on the county the population was spread from 25.2 percent population under 18 years, 8.7 percent between 18 and 24 years, 31.4 percent between 25 and 44 years, 24.0 percent between 45 and 64 years and 10.8 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females aged 18 years old or over, there were 91.3 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 45,534, and the median income for a family was $ 52,764. Males have a median income of $ 35,484, women $ 25,492. The per capita income was $ 20,195. 6.5 percent of families and 9.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 11.7 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 12.3 percent of those 65 years.
Places in County
- Baghdad
- Chestnut Grove
- Christiansburg
- Clay Village
- Conner
- Consolation
- Cropper
- Defoe
- Elmburg
- Figgs
- Finchville
- Graefenburg
- Harrisonville
- Hatton
- Hemp Ridge
- Hooper
- Jacksonville
- Joyes
- Junte
- L S Park
- Lincoln Ridge
- Middletown Heights
- Montclair
- Mulberry
- Old Christiansburg
- Olive Branch
- Peytona
- Pleasureville
- Raymond Hill
- Shelbyville
- Simpsonville
- Southville
- Todd's Point
- Veachland
- Veech
- Veechdale
- Waddy