Caldwell County, Kentucky

administration
Caldwell County Courthouse
US state :	Kentucky
Administrative headquarters :	Princeton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 100 East Market Street Princeton, KY 42445-1675
Foundation :	January 31, 1809
Made up from:	Livingston County
Area code :	001 270
Demographics
Residents :	12,984 (2010)
Population density :	14.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	902 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
map

Website : www.caldwellcounty.ky.gov

The Caldwell County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Kentucky . In 2010 , the county had 12,984 residents and a population density of 14.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Princeton , named after William Prince , an early settler in the area. 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 western Kentucky, about 25 miles from Tennessee to the south , about 22 miles from Illinois and the Ohio River to the northwest , and covers an area of 902 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Caldwell County:

Crittenden County	Webster County	Hopkins County

Lyon County	Trigg County	Christian County

history

Caldwell County was formed on January 31, 1809 from parts of Livingston County. It was named after the Senator and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky John Caldwell .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1810	4268	-
1820	9022	111.4%
1830	8324	-7.7%
1840	10,365	24.5%
1850	13,048	25.9%
1860	9318	-28.6%
1870	10,826	16.2%
1880	11,282	4.2%
1890	13,186	16.9%
1900	14,510	10%
1910	14,063	-3.1%
1920	13,975	-0.6%
1930	13,781	-1.4%
1940	14,499	5.2%
1950	13.199	-9%
1960	13,073	-1 %
1970	13,179	0.8%
1980	13,473	2.2%
1990	13,232	-1.8%
2000	13,060	-1.3%
2010	12,984	-0.6%
1810-1890 1900-2000 2010

As of the 2010 census , Caldwell County had 12,984 people in 5261 households. The population density was 14.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.45 people lived in 5261 households.

The racial the population was composed of 92.6 percent white, 5.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.

22.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 35,289 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,498. 18.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.