Trimble County, Kentucky

Trimble County is a county located in the state of Kentucky in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Bedford. 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 northern Kentucky, is bordered to the north and northwest by the State of Indiana, separated by the Ohio River and has an area of 405 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Carroll County, Henry County and Oldham County.

History

Trimble County was formed on February 9, 1837 from parts of Gallatin County, Henry County and Oldham County. It was named after Robert Trimble, a judge.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2000, lived in Trimble County 8,125 people in 3,137 households and 2,296 families. The population density was 21 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 97.90 percent White, 0.30 percent African American, 0.37 percent Native American, 0.07 percent Asian, and 0.68 percent from other races; 0.69 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.37 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,137 households out of which 35.4 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.6 percent were married couples living together, 8.5 percent were single mothers, 26.8 percent were non-families, 22.0 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 2.57 and the average family size was 3.00.

Based on the county the population was spread from 26.4 percent population under 18 years, 7.7 percent between 18 and 24 years, 30.9 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 years and 11.4 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females aged 18 years old or over, there were 94.8 men statistically.

The median income for a household was $ 36,192, and the median income for a family was $ 41,925. Males have a median income of $ 30,500, women $ 21,656. The per capita income was $ 16,354. 10.0 percent of families and 13.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 14.7 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 16.8 percent of those 65 years.