Perry County, Kentucky

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Perry County, Kentucky
Map
Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1821
Seat	Hazard
Area - Total - Land - Water	343 sq mi (887 km²) 342 sq mi (886 km²) 0 sq mi (1 km²), 0.14%
Population - (2000) - Density	29,390 86/sq mi (33/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 29,390. Its county seat is Hazard^[1]. The county is named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, a naval hero in the War of 1812.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 Schools
- 4.1 Public
  - 4.1.1 Perry County Schools
  - 4.1.2 Hazard Independent Schools
- 4.2 Private
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 343 square miles (887 km²), of which, 342 square miles (886 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.14%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Breathitt County (north)
Knott County (northeast)
Letcher County (southeast)
Harlan County (south)
Leslie County (west)
Clay County & Owsley County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1830	3,330	—
1840	3,089	-7.2%
1850	3,092	0.1%
1860	3,950	27.7%
1870	4,274	8.2%
1880	5,607	31.2%
1890	6,331	12.9%
1900	8,276	30.7%
1910	11,255	36.0%
1920	26,042	131.4%
1930	42,186	62.0%
1940	47,828	13.4%
1950	46,566	-2.6%
1960	34,961	-24.9%
1970	26,259	-24.9%
1980	33,763	28.6%
1990	30,283	-10.3%
2000	29,390	-2.9%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21193.txt

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 29,390 people, 11,460 households, and 8,491 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile (33/km²). There were 12,741 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile (14/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.34% White, 1.64% Black or African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 11,460 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were married couples living together, 13.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,089, and the median income for a family was $26,718. Males had a median income of $31,702 versus $20,502 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,224. About 26.10% of families and 29.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.00% of those under age 18 and 20.60% of those age 65 or over.