Todd County, Kentucky
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| Todd 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 | Elkton |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
377 sq mi (976 km²) 376 sq mi (975 km²) 1 sq mi (2 km²), 0.16% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
11,971 32/sq mi (12/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: http://www.toddcounty.ky.gov/ | |
| Named for: Colonel John Todd | |
Todd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population is 11,971. Its county seat is Elkton[1]. The county is named after John Todd an early frontier military figure. [1]
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 377 square miles (976 km²), of which, 376 square miles (975 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.16%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Muhlenberg County (north)
- Logan County (east)
- Robertson County, Tennessee (southeast)
- Montgomery County, Tennessee (southwest)
- Christian County (west)
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1830 | 8,680 |
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| 1840 | 9,991 | 15.1% | |
| 1850 | 12,268 | 22.8% | |
| 1860 | 11,575 | -5.6% | |
| 1870 | 12,612 | 9.0% | |
| 1880 | 15,994 | 26.8% | |
| 1890 | 16,814 | 5.1% | |
| 1900 | 17,371 | 3.3% | |
| 1910 | 16,488 | -5.1% | |
| 1920 | 15,694 | -4.8% | |
| 1930 | 13,520 | -13.9% | |
| 1940 | 14,234 | 5.3% | |
| 1950 | 12,890 | -9.4% | |
| 1960 | 11,364 | -11.8% | |
| 1970 | 10,823 | -4.8% | |
| 1980 | 11,874 | 9.7% | |
| 1990 | 10,940 | -7.9% | |
| 2000 | 11,971 | 9.4% | |
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As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 11,971 people, 4,569 households, and 3,367 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 5,121 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.32% White, 8.75% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.87% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 1.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 4,569 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were married couples living together, 11.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 23.00% 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 2.59 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,718, and the median income for a family was $36,043. Males had a median income of $28,502 versus $20,340 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,462. About 14.70% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.90% of those under age 18 and 22.00% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Cities and towns
[edit] Attractions
- Milliken Memorial Community House
- Old Todd County Courthouse
- Jefferson Davis State Historic Site
- Robert Penn Warren House
[edit] Homes & Places
- Glover's Cave
- Liberty Hall
- Charmeade Plantation
- Green River Girls School
- Edwards Hall
- Halcyon
- Northington House: Olde Oakes Plantation
- Sunny Side Acres
- Pilot Rock
- Holly Hills Plantation
- Runnymeade
[edit] Notable natives
- James Clark McReynolds, former Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
- Benjamin Bristow, first Solicitor General of the United States and a former U.S. Treasury Secretary
- Paul Rudolph, architect
- George Street Boone, liberal constitutional scholar
- Mary Louise Milliken Childs, great American philanthropist
- Dorothea Dix(Elizabeth Merriwether Gilmer) columnist
- Matthew Colin Bailey Columnist, Writer, & Architect [2]
- Caroline Gordon Author of nine novels
- Kent Greenfield American major league baseball player[3]
- Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy
- Howard Martin Inventor of implements to support the no-till plowing system[4]
- Major John Gray proprietor of a stagecoach system throughout lower Kentucky, founder of Elkton
- Lewis Leavell founder of Trenton, Kentucky
- John Todd Uncle of Mary Todd Lincoln and namesake for Todd County, Kentucky
- John W. "Bill" Rutledge Brig. General USAF Ret., former assistant chief of staff for operations, Headquarters Allied Air Forces
- Shanklin Family (Will Shanklin) Legislator & Landowner
- Penick Family Landowners
[edit] See also
[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.
[edit] External links
- Todd County Public School
- Kentucky Atlas & Gazetter Todd County Page
- Todd County Industrial Foundation
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