Clay County, Kentucky

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Clay County, Kentucky
Map
Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1807
Seat	Manchester
Area - Total - Land - Water	471 sq mi (1,220 km²) 471 sq mi (1,220 km²) 0 sq mi (0 km²), 0.01%
Population - (2000) - Density	24,556 52/sq mi (20/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Named for: Green Clay (1757–1828), military general and surveyor.

Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1807. As of 2000, the population was 24,556. Its name is in honor of Green Clay (1757-1826). Clay was a member of the Virginia and Kentucky State legislatures, first cousin once removed of Henry Clay, U.S. Senator from Kentucky and Secretary of State in the 19th century. Its county seat is Manchester, Kentucky. The county is a prohibition or dry county.^[1]

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 471 square miles (1,220 km²), of which, 471 square miles (1,220 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (0 km²) of it (0.01%) is water. Coincidentally, the county has a high clay content.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Owsley County (north)
Perry County (northeast)
Leslie County (east)
Bell County (southeast)
Knox County (southwest)
Laurel County (west)
Jackson County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1810	2,398	—
1820	4,393	83.2%
1830	3,548	−19.2%
1840	4,607	29.8%
1850	5,421	17.7%
1860	6,652	22.7%
1870	8,297	24.7%
1880	10,222	23.2%
1890	12,447	21.8%
1900	15,364	23.4%
1910	17,789	15.8%
1920	19,795	11.3%
1930	18,526	−6.4%
1940	23,901	29%
1950	23,116	−3.3%
1960	20,748	−10.2%
1970	18,481	−10.9%
1980	22,752	23.1%
1990	21,746	−4.4%
2000	24,556	12.9%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21051.txt

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 24,556 people, 8,556 households, and 6,442 families residing in the county. The population density was 52 people per square mile (20/km²). There were 9,439 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.92% White, 4.80% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 1.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,556 households out of which 36.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were married couples living together, 12.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.70% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 32.60% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 111.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $16,271, and the median income for a family was $18,925. Males had a median income of $24,164 versus $17,816 for females. The per capita income for the county was $9,716. About 35.40% of families and 39.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.60% of those under age 18 and 31.30% of those age 65 or over. The county's per-capita income makes it one of the poorest counties in the United States.