Fulton County, Kentucky

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Fulton County, Kentucky
Map
Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1845
Seat	Hickman
Largest city	Fulton
Area - Total - Land - Water	231 sq mi (597 km²) 209 sq mi (541 km²) 22 sq mi (56 km²), 9.37%
Population - (2000) - Density	7,752 18/sq mi (7/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: Robert Fulton (1765–1815), inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat

Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1845. As of 2000, the population is 7,752. Its county seat is Hickman^[1]. The county is named for Robert Fulton.

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

[edit] Geography

Fulton County Courthouse in Hickman. Built in 1903.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 231 square miles (597 km²), of which, 209 square miles (541 km²) of it is land and 22 square miles (56 km²) of it (9.37%) is water. About 11 sq mi of the county is separated from the rest of the state by the Mississippi River, requiring travelers to cross into Tennessee to reach the Kentucky Bend exclave.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Mississippi County, Missouri (northwest, across the Mississippi River)
Hickman County (northeast)
Obion County, Tennessee (south)
Lake County, Tennessee (southwest)
New Madrid County, Missouri (west, across the Mississippi River)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	4,446	—
1860	5,317	19.6%
1870	6,161	15.9%
1880	7,977	29.5%
1890	10,005	25.4%
1900	11,546	15.4%
1910	14,114	22.2%
1920	15,197	7.7%
1930	14,927	-1.8%
1940	15,413	3.3%
1950	13,668	-11.3%
1960	11,256	-17.6%
1970	10,183	-9.5%
1980	8,971	-11.9%
1990	8,271	-7.8%
2000	7,752	-6.3%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21075.txt

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 7,752 people, 3,237 households, and 2,113 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 3,697 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.12% White, 23.19% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,237 households out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.40% were married couples living together, 18.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.70% were non-families. 32.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,382, and the median income for a family was $30,788. Males had a median income of $26,401 versus $19,549 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,309. About 20.10% of families and 23.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.30% of those under age 18 and 16.00% of those age 65 or over.