Breathitt County

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Breathitt County Courthouse
Breathitt County Courthouse
administration
US state : Kentucky
Administrative headquarters : Jackson
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
1137 Main Street
Jackson, KY 41339-1119
Foundation : February 8, 1839
Made up from: Clay County,
Estill County,
Perry County
Area code : 001 606
Demographics
Residents : 13,878  (2010)
Population density : 10.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1283 km²
Water surface : 0.26 km²
map
Map of Breathitt County within Kentucky
Website : www.breathittcounty.com

Breathitt County is a county in the US state of Kentucky . The county seat is Jackson , which was named after President Andrew Jackson . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in east central Kentucky and covers an area of ​​1,283 square kilometers with no significant water surface. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Wolfe County , Magoffin County , Knott County , Perry County , Owsley County, and Lee Counties .

history

Breathitt County was formed on February 8, 1839 from parts of Clay County, Estill County and Perry County. It was named after the governor John Breathitt .

7 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%
1840 2195 -
1850 3785 72.4%
1860 4980 31.6%
1870 5672 13.9%
1880 7742 36.5%
1890 8705 12.4%
1900 14,322 64.5%
1910 17,540 22.5%
1920 20,614 17.5%
1930 21,143 2.6%
1940 23,946 13.3%
1950 19,964 -16.6%
1960 15,490 -22.4%
1970 14,221 -8.2%
1980 17.004 19.6%
1990 15,703 -7.7%
2000 16,100 2.5%
2010 13,878 -13.8%
1840-1890

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Breathitt County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Breathitt County's population was 16,100 as of the 2000 census . Of these, 400 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 6,170 households and 4,541 families. The population density was 13 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.69 percent white, 0.39 percent African American, 0.09 percent Native American, 0.29 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.08 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.43 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.66 percent of the population.

Of the 6,170 households, 34.1 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 55.0 percent were married couples living together, 14.2 percent were single mothers, 26.4 percent were non-families, 23.8 percent were single households and 9.0 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.00 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.5 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 10.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 11.5 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.7 men.

The median income for a household in the 19,155 USD , and the median income for a family was 23,721 USD. Males had a median income of $ 26,208 versus $ 20,613 for females. The per capita income was $ 11,044. 28.1 percent of families and 33.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 42.9 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 26.8 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

See also

Web links

Commons : Breathitt County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 516859. 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. ↑ Breathitt County, Kentucky , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 37 ° 31 ′  N , 83 ° 19 ′  W