Casey County

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Casey County Courthouse
Casey County Courthouse
administration
US state : Kentucky
Administrative headquarters : Liberty
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 306
Liberty, KY 42539-0306
Foundation : November 14, 1806
Made up from: Lincoln County
Area code : 001 606
Demographics
Residents : 15,955  (2010)
Population density : 13.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1154 km²
Water surface : 0 km²
map
Map of Casey County within Kentucky

Casey County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is Liberty , which was founded by veterans of the American Revolutionary War . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located near the geographic center of Kentucky and covers an area of ​​1,154 square kilometers with no significant body of water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Boyle County , Lincoln County , Pulaski County , Russell County , Adair County , Taylor County, and Marion County .

history

Casey County was formed on November 14, 1806 from parts of Lincoln County. It was named after Colonel William Casey, an early settler.

Two structures 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%
1810 3285 -
1820 4349 32.4%
1830 4342 -0.2%
1840 4939 13.7%
1850 6556 32.7%
1860 6466 -1.4%
1870 8884 37.4%
1880 10,983 23.6%
1890 11,848 7.9%
1900 15,144 27.8%
1910 15,479 2.2%
1920 17,213 11.2%
1930 16,747 -2.7%
1940 19,962 19.2%
1950 17,446 -12.6%
1960 14,327 -17.9%
1970 12,930 -9.8%
1980 14,818 14.6%
1990 14,211 -4.1%
2000 15,447 8.7%
2010 15,955 3.3%
1810-1890

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Casey County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Casey County had a population of 15,447 people as of the 2000 census . 197 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 6,260 households and 4,419 families. The population density was 13 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.30 percent white, 0.33 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.06 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.31 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.66 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.28 percent of the population.

Of the 6,260 households, 31.0 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 56.1 percent were married couples living together, 10.8 percent were single mothers, 29.4 percent were non-families, 26.8 percent were single households, and 12.6 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.94.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.5 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 8.2 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.7 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 15.1 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.6 men.

The median income for a household in the 21,580 US dollars , and the median income for a family was 27,044 USD. Males had a median income of $ 22,283 versus $ 17,885 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,867. 20.7 percent of families and 25.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 32.1 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 29.6 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Web links

Commons : Casey County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 516869. 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. ^ Casey County, Kentucky , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 37 ° 19 ′  N , 84 ° 56 ′  W