Monroe County, Kentucky
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| Monroe County, Kentucky | |
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 Location in the state of Kentucky |
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 Kentucky's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1820 |
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| Seat | Tompkinsville |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
332 sq mi (860 km²) 331 sq mi (857 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.39% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
11,756 14/sq mi (36/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.monroecounty.ky.gov | |
| Named for: James Monroe, President of the United States (1817–1825). | |
Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population is 11,756. Its county seat is Tompkinsville[1]. The county is named for President James Monroe. It is a prohibition or dry county.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 332 square miles (860 km²), of which, 331 square miles (857 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 km²) of it (0.39%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Barren County (northwest)
- Metcalfe County (northeast)
- Cumberland County (east)
- Clay County, Tennessee (southeast)
- Macon County, Tennessee (southwest)
- Allen County (west)
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1830 | 5,340 |
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| 1840 | 6,526 | 22.2% | |
| 1850 | 7,756 | 18.8% | |
| 1860 | 8,551 | 10.3% | |
| 1870 | 9,231 | 8.0% | |
| 1880 | 10,741 | 16.4% | |
| 1890 | 10,989 | 2.3% | |
| 1900 | 13,053 | 18.8% | |
| 1910 | 13,663 | 4.7% | |
| 1920 | 14,214 | 4.0% | |
| 1930 | 13,077 | -8.0% | |
| 1940 | 14,070 | 7.6% | |
| 1950 | 13,770 | -2.1% | |
| 1960 | 11,799 | -14.3% | |
| 1970 | 11,642 | -1.3% | |
| 1980 | 12,353 | 6.1% | |
| 1990 | 11,401 | -7.7% | |
| 2000 | 11,756 | 3.1% | |
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As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 11,756 people, 4,741 households, and 3,380 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 5,288 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.57% White, 2.76% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.01% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.93% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 1.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 4,741 households out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $22,356, and the median income for a family was $27,112. Males had a median income of $21,820 versus $17,783 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,365. About 20.00% of families and 23.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.60% of those under age 18 and 30.30% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] Trivia
President Abraham Lincoln's half third cousin, Thomas Lincoln (1780–1844), lived in the Meshack Creek area of present day Monroe County and served two terms as constable of Cumberland County in 1802 and 1804. In 1810 he left Kentucky and migrated to Ohio and Indiana. In 1799 Thomas Lincoln married Patsy Gee from Meshack Creek. This Thomas Lincoln was not the father of President Abraham Lincoln.
[edit] See also
Thomas Jefferson Lincoln's bond for Constable 1802-1804 was signed by Hananiah Lincoln and his father-in-law, Jesse Gee. Thomas Jefferson had married Martha (Patsy) Gee in 1799 in Cumberland County, KY. Thomas Jefferson Lincoln and Martha Gee had ten children: Sarah (Sally), Susanah (Susie), Elizabeth, Jesse Gee, John, James, Thomas, Martha, Moses Jeffries "Jefferson", and Ananias. Martha Lincoln, daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Martha (Patsy) Lincoln, was born Feb 1814 in Preble County, Ohio. Martha married Joseph Elliott in Montgomery County, Indiana in 1832. Her second marriage was to Alexander Washington Elliott in 1859. Thomas Jefferson Lincoln was born in 1789 at Fort Boonesborough, KY, the son of Hananiah Lincoln and Sarah Jane Jeffries. Hananiah was a soldier from PA in the American Revolution. Hananiah owned 1,000 acres (4.0 km²) of land surveyed by Daniel Boone on 16 Jan 1784 in Fayette County. Hananiah married Sarah Jane Jeffries in Feb 1787 in Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky. Hananiah Lincoln was the 1st Sheriff of Cumberland County, KY (now Monroe County). Hananiah Lincoln also married Lucy Wilson. Hananiah Lincoln died in 1814 and was buried in Tinsley Cemetery, Clay County, Tennessee.
[edit] References
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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