Calloway County

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The Calloway County Courthouse in Murray, listed on the NRHP since 1986 [1]
The Calloway County Courthouse in Murray, listed on the NRHP since 1986
administration
US state : Kentucky
Administrative headquarters : Murray
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
101 South Fifth Street
Murray, KY 42071-2567
Foundation : December 19, 1821
Made up from: Hickman County
Area code : 001 270
Demographics
Residents : 37,191  (2010)
Population density : 37.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1064 km²
Water surface : 64 km²
map
Map of Calloway County within Kentucky
Website : www.callowaycounty-ky.gov

The Calloway County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Kentucky . In 2010 , the county had 37,191 residents and a population density of 37.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Murray , which was named after John L. Murray , a member of the US Congress .

geography

The county is located in southwest Kentucky on the west bank of the Tennessee River dammed up to Kentucky Lake . It borders the state of Tennessee to the south and has an area of ​​1064 square kilometers, of which 64 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Calloway County:

Marshall County Trigg County
Graves County Compass card (de) .svg Stewart County,
Tennessee
Henry County
(Tennessee)

history

Calloway County was formed on December 19, 1821 from parts of Hickman County. It was named after Colonel Richard Calloway , who was killed in the Indian War of 1780.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1830 5164 -
1840 9794 89.7%
1850 8096 -17.3%
1860 9915 22.5%
1870 9410 -5.1%
1880 13,295 41.3%
1890 14,675 10.4%
1900 17,633 20.2%
1910 19,867 12.7%
1920 20,802 4.7%
1930 17,662 -15.1%
1940 19,041 7.8%
1950 20,147 5.8%
1960 20,972 4.1%
1970 27,692 32%
1980 30,031 8.4%
1990 30,735 2.3%
2000 34,177 11.2%
2010 37.191 8.8%
1830-1890 1900-2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Calloway County had 37,191 people in 14,844 households. The population density was 37.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.26 people lived in each of the 14,844 households.

The racial the population was composed of 92.4 percent white, 4.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

17.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 67.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.2 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 39,194  USD . The per capita income was $ 20,951. 17.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Calloway County

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Calloway County is divided into five Census County Divisions (CCD):

CCD Population (2010) FIPS
Hazel-Lynn Grove CCD 3277    21-91658
Kirksey CCD 4471    21-91936
Murray CCD 21,879    21-92480
New Concord CCD 3458    21-92512
Shiloh CCD 4106    21-93176

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 86000287. Retrieved September 9, 2012
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 516864. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Calloway County, KY Retrieved September 9, 2012
  4. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 9, 2012
  5. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  7. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Kentucky  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 9, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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

Coordinates: 36 ° 37 ′  N , 88 ° 16 ′  W