Henry County, Kentucky

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Henry County Courthouse in New Castle, listed on NRHP No. 77000621 [1]
Henry County Courthouse in New Castle, listed on NRHP No. 77000621
administration
US state : Kentucky
Administrative headquarters : New Castle
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 202
New Castle, KY 40050-0202
Foundation : December 14, 1798
Made up from: Shelby County
Area code : 001 502
Demographics
Residents : 15,416  (2010)
Population density : 20.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 754 km²
Water surface : 5 km²
map
Map of Henry County within Kentucky
Website : www.henryweb.com

Henry County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is New Castle .

geography

The county is located in northern Kentucky, about 20 km to the north and west of the state of Indiana and has an area of ​​754 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Carroll County , Owen County , Franklin County , Shelby County , Oldham County, and Trimble County .

history

Henry County was formed on December 14, 1798 from parts of Shelby County. It was named after Patrick Henry , a patriot .

A total of eleven buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of October 4, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1800 3258 -
1810 6777 108%
1820 10,816 59.6%
1830 11,387 5.3%
1840 10,015 -12%
1850 11,442 14.2%
1860 11,949 4.4%
1870 11,066 -7.4%
1880 14,492 31%
1890 14,164 -2.3%
1900 14,620 3.2%
1910 13,716 -6.2%
1920 13,411 -2.2%
1930 12,564 -6.3%
1940 12,220 -2.7%
1950 11,394 -6.8%
1960 10,987 -3.6%
1970 10,910 -0.7%
1980 12,740 16.8%
1990 12,823 0.7%
2000 15,060 17.4%
2010 15,416 2.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Henry County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument in Horse Cave , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Henry County had 15,060 people in 5,844 households and 4,330 families. The population density was 20 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.97 percent white, 3.30 percent African American, 0.24 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 1.26 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.86 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.25 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

33.8 percent of the 5,844 households had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 58.7 percent were married couples living together, 10.4 percent were single mothers, 25.9 percent were non-families, 22.0 percent were single households, and 9.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.4 percent of residents under the age of 18, 7.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.7 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 12.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 95.9 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 37,263 , and the median income for a family is $ 45,009. Males had a median income of $ 31,478 versus $ 21,982 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,846. 10.4 percent of families and 13.7 percent of the population are below the poverty line. Of these, 15.5 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 19.9 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Web links

Commons : Henry County (Kentucky)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 516898. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 4, 2017.
  4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 18, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 11, 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@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  7. ^ Henry County, Kentucky , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 38 ° 28 ′  N , 85 ° 7 ′  W