Boyd County, Kentucky

administration
Boyd County Courthouse
US state :	Kentucky
Administrative headquarters :	Catlettsburg
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 423 Catlettsburg, KY 41129-0423
Foundation :	February 16, 1860
Made up from:	Carter County Greenup County Lawrence County
Area code :	001 606
Demographics
Residents :	49,542 (2010)
Population density :	119.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	419 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

Boyd County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is Catlettsburg , which was named after one of the first settlers here, Alexander Catlett and his son Horatio Catlett .

geography

The county is located in northeast Kentucky, borders Ohio to the northeast , separated by the Ohio River , borders Virginia to the east, and has an area of 419 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise in Kentucky by the following counties: Greenup County , Lawrence County, and Carter Counties .

history

Boyd County was formed on February 16, 1860 from parts of Carter County, Greenup County and Lawrence County. It was named after Linn Boyd, a member of the US Congress .

26 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 6, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	8573	-
1880	12,165	41.9%
1890	14,033	15.4%
1900	18,834	34.2%
1910	23,444	24.5%
1920	29,281	24.9%
1930	43,849	49.8%
1940	45,938	4.8%
1950	49,949	8.7%
1960	52.163	4.4%
1970	52,376	0.4%
1980	55,513	6%
1990	51,150	-7.9%
2000	49,752	-2.7%
2010	49,542	-0.4%
1870-1890 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Boyd County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Boyd County's population was 49,752. Of these, 2,077 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 20,010 households and 14,107 families. The population density was 120 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.97 percent white , 2.55 percent African American , 0.16 percent Native American , 0.30 percent Asian and 0.14 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.88 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.12 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 20,010 households, 28.9 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 55.7 percent were married couples living together, 11.6 percent were single mothers, 29.5 percent were non-families, 26.5 percent were single households, and 12.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.86 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 21.8 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 8.3 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 15.6 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 93.1 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 32,749 , and the median income for a family is $ 41,125. Males had a median income of $ 35,728 versus $ 22,591 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,212. 11.5 percent of families and 15.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line. These included 22.4 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 12.1 percent of senior citizens aged 65 and over.

Places in the county

Web links

Commons : Boyd County (Kentucky) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 516856. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 6, 2017.
^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
↑ Boyd County, Kentucky , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

38.357283 -82.683469Coordinates: 38 ° 21 ′ N , 82 ° 41 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 516856. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 6, 2017.

[3] US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011

[5] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012

[6] Boyd County, Kentucky , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .