Simpson County (Kentucky)
Simpson County is a county located in the state of Kentucky in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Franklin. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or even prohibited.
Geography
The County is located in southwestern Kentucky, bounded on the south by the State of Tennessee and has an area of 612 square kilometers without significant water surface. It borders in Kentucky clockwise to the following counties: Warren County, Allen County and Logan County.
History
Simpson County was formed on January 28, 1819 from parts of Allen County, Logan County and Warren County. It was named after Captain John Simpson, who was killed in 1813 during the Battle of River Raisin.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Simpson County 16 405 people in 6,415 households and 4,638 families. The population density was 27 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 87.84 percent White, 10.22 percent Black or African American, 0.17 percent Native American, 0.55 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.30 percent from other races groups; 0.87 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.91 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 6,415 households out of which 33.8 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.8 percent were married couples living together, 11.5 percent were single mothers, 27.7 percent were non-families, 24.2 percent of all households and 10.4 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.97.
Based on the county the population was spread out 26.2 percent of residents under the age of 18, 8.5 percent between 18 and 24 years, 29.2 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.0 percent between 45 and 64 years and 13.1 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females aged 18 years old or over, there were 91.6 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 36,432, and the median income for a family was $ 42,525. Males have a median income of $ 32,160, women $ 22,667. The per capita income was $ 17,150. 8.5 percent of families and 11.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 14.0 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 15.9 percent of those 65 years.
Places in County
- Blackjack
- Bornes Ford
- Eubanks Ford
- Flat Rock
- Franklin
- Geddes
- Gold City
- Hickory Flat
- Highland
- Hillsdale
- McElroy Ford
- Middleton
- Neosheo
- Peden Mill
- Prices Mill
- Providence
- Salmons
- Swiss
- South Union
- Temperance
- Turner Town