McCracken County

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McCracken County Courthouse
McCracken County Courthouse
administration
US state : Kentucky
Administrative headquarters : Paducah
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
301 South 6th Street
Paducah, KY 42003-1702
Foundation : December 17, 1824
Made up from: Hickman County
Area code : 001 270
Demographics
Residents : 65,565  (2010)
Population density : 100.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 694 km²
Water surface : 44 km²
map
Map of McCracken County within Kentucky

The McCracken County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Kentucky . In 2010 the county had 65,565 people and a population density of 100.9 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Paducah , which was named after a Chickasaw chief .

geography

The county is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River with the Ohio in southwest Kentucky. The northern border to Illinois is formed by the Ohio. McCracken County covers an area of ​​694 square kilometers, of which 44 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border McCracken County:

Massac County
(Illinois) 		Livingston County
Ballard County Compass card (de) .svg Marshall County
Carlisle County Graves County

history

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1830 1297 -
1840 4745 265.8%
1850 6067 27.9%
1860 10,360 70.8%
1870 13,988 35%
1880 16,262 16.3%
1890 21,051 29.4%
1900 28,733 36.5%
1910 35,064 22%
1920 37,246 6.2%
1930 46.271 24.2%
1940 48,534 4.9%
1950 49,137 1.2%
1960 57,306 16.6%
1970 58,281 1.7%
1980 61,310 5.2%
1990 62,879 2.6%
2000 65,514 4.2%
2010 65,565 0.1%
Before 1900 1900-2000 2010

McCracken County was formed on December 17, 1824 from parts of Hickman County. It was named after Captain Virgil McCracken , who was killed in the Battle of Frenchtown in 1813 .

During the civil war , a battle between the Union troops and the Confederate troops took place here, near Paducah, on March 25, 1864, and they were victorious. A total of 140 men were killed in this battle.

Historical objects

  • Confederate Monument in Paducah, listed in the NRHP since 1997

  • Lloyd Tilghman Memorial in Paducah, listed in the NRHP since 1997

  • Anderson-Smith House in Paducah, listed in the NRHP since 1984

  • Paducah Railroad Station , listed on the NRHP since 1979

further objects:

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , McCracken County had 65,565 people in 28,159 households. The population density was 100.9 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 85.0 percent white, 11.0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.27 people lived in each of the 28,159 households.

22.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.8 percent were 65 years or older. 52.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 40,976  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,463. 15.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line

cities and communes

City

Census-designated places (CDP)

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partially in Graves County

structure

McCracken County is divided into four Census County Divisions (CCD):

CCD Population (2010) FIPS
Camelia CCD 2892    21-90516
Grahamville-Heath CCD 6328    21-91436
Paducah CCD 51,458    21-92648
St. Johns-Freemont CCD 4887    21-93028

Individual evidence

  1. ^ McCracken County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - McCracken County, KY Retrieved September 8, 2012
  3. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 23, 2011
  4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 97000678.Retrieved December 23, 2011
  7. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 97000679.Retrieved December 23, 2011
  8. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 84001824.Retrieved December 23, 2011
  9. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 79003118.Retrieved December 23, 2011
  10. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Kentucky  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 8, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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

Coordinates: 37 ° 4 ′  N , 88 ° 43 ′  W