Floyd County, Kentucky

administration
Floyd County Courthouse
US state :	Kentucky
Administrative headquarters :	Prestonsburg
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 1089 Prestonsburg, KY 41653-5089
Foundation :	December 13, 1799
Made up from:	Fleming County Mason County Montgomery County
Area code :	001 606
Demographics
Residents :	39,451 (2010)
Population density :	38.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1024 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
map

Floyd County is a county in the US state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is Prestonsburg , named after John Preston , who made the land available for the city.

geography

The county is located almost in the far east of Kentucky, about 30 km to the southeast from Virginia , about 35 km to the northeast from West Virginia , and has an area of 1024 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water.

It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Johnson County , Martin County , Pike County , Knott County, and Magoffin Counties .

history

John Floyd

Floyd County was formed on December 13, 1799 from parts of Fleming County, Mason County and Montgomery County. It was named after John Floyd , a military leader.

On November 8 and 9, 1861, a battle between Union troops and the Confederates took place near Ivy Mountain and Ivy Creek as part of the Civil War . The battle ended with a victory for the Union troops and nearly 300 dead. Another skirmish took place on January 10, 1862, with 92 dead.

Floyd County has a National Historic Landmark , the Middle Creek Battlefield . A total of 15 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 7, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1810	3485	-
1820	8207	135.5%
1830	4347	-47%
1840	6302	45%
1850	5714	-9.3%
1860	6388	11.8%
1870	7877	23.3%
1880	10.176	29.2%
1890	11,256	10.6%
1900	15,552	38.2%
1910	18,623	19.7%
1920	27,427	47.3%
1930	41,942	52.9%
1940	52,986	26.3%
1950	53,500	1 %
1960	41,642	-22.2%
1970	35,889	-13.8%
1980	48,764	35.9%
1990	43,586	-10.6%
2000	42,441	-2.6%
2010	39,451	-7%
1810-1890 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

The Dewey Lake

Former coal mine

Floyd County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Floyd County had 42,441 people in 16,881 households and 12,272 families. The population density was 42 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.73 percent white, 1.29 percent African American, 0.12 percent Native American, 0.24 percent Asian, 0.08 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.12 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.42 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.61 percent of the population.

Of the 16,881 households, 33.0 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 56.5 percent were married couples living together, 12.3 percent were single mothers, 27.3 percent were non-families, 25.2 percent were single households, and 10.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.93.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.6 percent of residents under the age of 18, 9.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 30.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.5 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 12.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 95.0 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 21,168 , and the median income for a family was $ 25,717. Males had a median income of $ 30,242 versus $ 20,569 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,442. 26.9 percent of families and 30.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. 39.8 percent of these were children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 20.5 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 516882. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kentucky . National Park Service , accessed September 7, 2017.

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 7, 2017.

^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 18, 2011

↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011

↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2

^ Floyd County, Kentucky , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

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[1] GNIS-ID: 516882. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kentucky . National Park Service , accessed September 7, 2017.

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 7, 2017.

[4] US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 18, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011