Calloway County, Kentucky

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Calloway County, Kentucky
Map
Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1823
Seat	Murray
Area - Total - Land - Water	411 sq mi (1,064 km²) 386 sq mi (1,000 km²) 25 sq mi (64 km²), 5.97
Population - (2000) - Density	35,421 88/sq mi (34/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: www.callowaycounty-ky.gov
Named for: Colonel Richard Callaway (1724–1780), pioneer.

Calloway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1823. As of 2000, the population was 35,421. Its county seat is Murray, Kentucky^[1]. The county is named for Colonel Richard Callaway, one of the founders of Boonesborough. It was created on 3 November 1822 from Hickman County.

Calloway County is a limited dry county, meaning that sale of alcohol in the county is prohibited except by the drink in restaurants seating at least 100 diners in Murray and at the Murray Golf Course.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
- 1.2 National protected area
2 Demographics
- 2.1 Micropolitan Area
3 Cities and towns
4 Places of interest
5 Notable Calloway Countians
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 411 square miles (1,064 km²), of which, 386 square miles (1,000 km²) of it is land and 25 square miles (64 km²) of it (5.97%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] National protected area

Fort Donelson National Battlefield (Fort Heiman part)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1830	5,164	—
1840	9,794	89.7%
1850	8,096	-17.3%
1860	9,915	22.5%
1870	9,410	-5.1%
1880	13,295	41.3%
1890	14,675	10.4%
1900	17,633	20.2%
1910	19,867	12.7%
1920	20,802	4.7%
1930	17,662	-15.1%
1940	19,041	7.8%
1950	20,147	5.8%
1960	20,972	4.1%
1970	27,692	32.0%
1980	30,031	8.4%
1990	30,735	2.3%
2000	34,177	11.2%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21035.txt

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 34,177 people, 13,862 households, and 8,594 families residing in the county. The population density was 88 people per square mile (34/km²). There were 16,069 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.48% White, 3.56% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.33% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. 1.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 13,862 households out of which 25.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.00% were non-families. 29.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.79.

The age distribution was 18.70% under the age of 18, 19.80% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. The relatively large 18-to-24 population is mostly due to the presence of Murray State University. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,134, and the median income for a family was $39,914. Males had a median income of $31,184 versus $22,046 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,566. About 9.80% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.70% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Micropolitan Area

According to the 2000 census, the Murray Micropolitan Statistical Area is composed of Calloway County. A micropolitan area is one that is too small to be a metropolitan area, but has a central city of at least 10,000 people.