Ohio County, Kentucky

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Ohio County, Kentucky
Map
Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1799
Seat	Hartford
Largest city	Beaver Dam
Area - Total - Land - Water	597 sq mi (1,546 km²) 594 sq mi (1,538 km²) 3 sq mi (8 km²), 0.49%
Population - (2000) - Density	22,916 39/sq mi (15/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: www.ohiocounty.com
Named for: The Ohio River, which formed the county's northern border until the creation of Daviess and Hancock counties.

Ohio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 22,916. Its county seat is Hartford^[1]. The county is named for the Ohio River, which originally formed its northern boundary. It is a prohibition or dry county.

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

[edit] Geography

Ohio County is part of the Western Coal Fields region of Kentucky. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 597 square miles (1,546 km²), of which, 594 square miles (1,538 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (8 km²) of it (0.49%) is water. Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, it is the fifth largest.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Adjacent counties

Hancock County (north)
Breckinridge County (northeast)
Grayson County (east)
Butler County (southeast)
Muhlenberg County (southwest)
McLean County (west)
Daviess County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1800	1,223	—
1810	3,792	210.1%
1820	3,879	2.3%
1830	4,715	21.6%
1840	6,592	39.8%
1850	9,749	47.9%
1860	12,209	25.2%
1870	15,561	27.5%
1880	19,669	26.4%
1890	22,946	16.7%
1900	27,287	18.9%
1910	27,642	1.3%
1920	26,473	-4.2%
1930	24,469	-7.6%
1940	24,421	-0.2%
1950	20,840	-14.7%
1960	17,725	-14.9%
1970	18,790	6.0%
1980	21,765	15.8%
1990	21,105	-3.0%
2000	22,916	8.6%
Est. 2007	23,844	4.0%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21183.txt

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 22,916 people, 8,899 households, and 6,585 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 9,909 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.71% White, 0.75% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,899 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.20% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.00% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,557, and the median income for a family was $34,970. Males had a median income of $29,778 versus $19,233 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,317. About 13.90% of families and 17.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.90% of those under age 18 and 15.70% of those age 65 or over.