Trigg County, Kentucky
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| Trigg 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 | Cadiz |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
481 sq mi (1,246 km²) 443 sq mi (1,148 km²) 38 sq mi (98 km²), 7.90% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
12,597 28/sq mi (11/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.barkleylake.com | |
Trigg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1820. As of 2000, the population is 12,597. Its county seat is Cadiz[1]. The county is named for Stephen Trigg, a frontier officer in the American Revolutionary War who died in the Battle of Blue Licks. Trigg 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 481 square miles (1,246 km²), of which, 443 square miles (1,148 km²) of it is land and 38 square miles (98 km²) of it (7.90%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Lyon County (north)
- Caldwell County (northeast)
- Christian County (east)
- Stewart County, Tennessee (south)
- Calloway County (southwest)
- Marshall County (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1830 | 5,916 |
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| 1840 | 7,716 | 30.4% | |
| 1850 | 10,129 | 31.3% | |
| 1860 | 11,051 | 9.1% | |
| 1870 | 13,686 | 23.8% | |
| 1880 | 14,489 | 5.9% | |
| 1890 | 13,902 | -4.1% | |
| 1900 | 14,073 | 1.2% | |
| 1910 | 14,539 | 3.3% | |
| 1920 | 14,208 | -2.3% | |
| 1930 | 12,531 | -11.8% | |
| 1940 | 12,784 | 2.0% | |
| 1950 | 9,683 | -24.3% | |
| 1960 | 8,870 | -8.4% | |
| 1970 | 8,620 | -2.8% | |
| 1980 | 9,384 | 8.9% | |
| 1990 | 10,361 | 10.4% | |
| 2000 | 12,597 | 21.6% | |
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As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 12,597 people, 5,215 households, and 3,765 families residing in the county. The population density was 28 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 6,698 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.34% White, 9.79% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 5,215 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,002, and the median income for a family was $40,886. Males had a median income of $31,158 versus $22,081 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,184. About 8.80% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.20% of those under age 18 and 14.70% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] Media
Radio Stations
WKDZ-FM 106.5 (Real Country) 1110 AM (Oldies)
Newspapers
[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.
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