Hopkins County, Kentucky
Hopkins County Courthouse |
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US state : | Kentucky |
Administrative headquarters : | Madisonville |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Government Center 56 North Main Street Madisonville, KY 42431-0000 |
Foundation : | December 9, 1806 |
Made up from: | Henderson County |
Area code : | 001 270 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 46,920 (2010) |
Population density : | 32.9 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1435 km² |
Water surface : | 10 km² |
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Website : www.hopkinscounty.net |
Hopkins County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is Madisonville , named after President James Madison .
geography
The county is located in western Kentucky, about 70 km to the south from Tennessee , about 50 km to the north from Indiana , and has an area of 1,435 square kilometers, of which ten square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Webster County , McLean County , Muhlenberg County , Christian County, and Caldwell County .
history
Hopkins County was formed on December 9, 1806 from parts of Henderson County. It was named after Samuel Hopkins , a general and member of Congress .
A total of 32 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 | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1810 | 2964 | - | |
1820 | 5322 | 79.6% | |
1830 | 6763 | 27.1% | |
1840 | 9171 | 35.6% | |
1850 | 12,441 | 35.7% | |
1860 | 11,875 | -4.5% | |
1870 | 13,827 | 16.4% | |
1880 | 19,122 | 38.3% | |
1890 | 23,505 | 22.9% | |
1900 | 30,995 | 31.9% | |
1910 | 34,291 | 10.6% | |
1920 | 34,133 | -0.5% | |
1930 | 37,449 | 9.7% | |
1940 | 37,789 | 0.9% | |
1950 | 38,815 | 2.7% | |
1960 | 38,458 | -0.9% | |
1970 | 38.167 | -0.8% | |
1980 | 46.174 | 21% | |
1990 | 46.126 | -0.1% | |
2000 | 46,519 | 0.9% | |
2010 | 46,920 | 0.9% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2000 census , Hopkins County had 46,519 people in 18,820 households and 13,399 families. The population density was 33 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.02 percent white, 6.21 percent African American, 0.19 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.37 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.86 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.91 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 18,820 households, 31.6 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 56.3 percent were married couples living together, 11.9 percent were single mothers, 28.8 percent were non-families, 25.8 percent were single households, and 11.5 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.91 people.
For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.2 percent of residents under the age of 18, 8.3 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.2 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 14.7 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 women 18 years of age or older, there were statistically 87.7 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,868 , and the median income for a family is $ 36,794. Males had a median income of $ 31,400 versus $ 20,014 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,382. 13.6 percent of families and 16.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 24.4 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 10.5 percent were people over 65 years of age.
Places in the county
- Anton
- Ashbyburg
- Barnsley
- Beulah
- Brentwood
- Charleston
- Coiltown
- Dalton
- Daniel Boone
- Dawson Springs
- Dozier Heights
- Earlington
- Fiddle Bow
- Nasty
- Grapevine
- Hamby
- Hanson
- Hecla
- Ilsley
- Jewel City
- Kirkwood Springs
- Little Valley
- Madisonville
- Manitou
- Mannington
- Mitchell Hill
- Morton's Gap
- Mount Carmel
- Murphy Ford
- Nebo
- Nortonville
- Oak Hill
- Olney
- Oriole
- Pee Vee
- Rabbit Ridge
- Richland
- Saint Charles
- Sixth Vein
- Vandetta
- Veazey
- Victoria
- Wesco
- West Side Heights
- White Plains
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 516900. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 4, 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 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
- ^ Hopkins County, Kentucky , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Coordinates: 37 ° 19 ′ N , 87 ° 32 ′ W