Henderson County, Kentucky

administration
Henderson County Courthouse
US state :	Kentucky
Administrative headquarters :	Henderson
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 20 North Main Street Henderson, KY 42420-3120
Foundation :	December 21, 1798
Made up from:	Christian County
Area code :	001 270
Demographics
Residents :	46,250 (2010)
Population density :	40.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1210 km²
Water surface :	70 km²
map

The Henderson County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Kentucky . In 2010 , the county had 46,250 residents and a population density of 40.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Henderson .

geography

The county is located in western Kentucky, borders Indiana to the north , separated by the Ohio River and has an area of 1,210 square kilometers, of which 70 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Henderson County:

Posey County (Indiana)	Vanderburgh County (Indiana)	Warrick County (Indiana)
Union County		Daviess County
	Webster County	McLean County

history

Henderson County was formed on December 21, 1798 from parts of Christian County. It was named after Colonel Richard Henderson , who also provided the land for the construction of Henderson.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1800	1468	-
1810	4703	220.4%
1820	5714	21.5%
1830	6659	16.5%
1840	9548	43.4%
1850	12,171	27.5%
1860	14,262	17.2%
1870	18,457	29.4%
1880	24,515	32.8%
1890	29,536	20.5%
1900	32,907	11.4%
1910	29,352	-10.8%
1920	27,609	-5.9%
1930	26,295	-4.8%
1940	27,020	2.8%
1950	30,715	13.7%
1960	33,519	9.1%
1970	36,031	7.5%
1980	40,849	13.4%
1990	43,044	5.4%
2000	44,829	4.1%
2010	46,250	3.2%
Before 1900 1900-2000 2010

St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Henderson

According to the 2010 census , Henderson County had 46,250 people in 18,499 households. The population density was 40.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.43 people lived in each of the 18,499 households.

The racial the population was composed of 89.7 percent white, 8.0 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.9 percent of the population.

23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 40,438 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,192. 14.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.