McCreary County

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The McCreary County Courthouse in Whitley City
The McCreary County Courthouse in Whitley City
administration
US state : Kentucky
Administrative headquarters : Whitley City
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 579
Whitley City, KY 42653-0579
Foundation : March 12, 1912
Made up from: Pulaski County
Wayne County
Whitley County
Area code : 001 606
Demographics
Residents : 18,306  (2010)
Population density : 16.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1115 km²
Water surface : 8 km²
map
Map of McCreary County within Kentucky
Website : www.mccrearycounty.com

McCreary County is a county in the US state of Kentucky . The county seat is Whitley City , which was named after Colonel William Whitley . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in southeast Kentucky, borders the state of Tennessee to the south and has an area of ​​1,115 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Pulaski Counties , Laurel Counties , Whitley Counties , Scott Counties , and Wayne Counties .

history

McCreary County was formed on March 12, 1912 from parts of Pulaski County, Wayne County and Whitley County. It was named after the governor James B. McCreary .

Two of the county's sites are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of October 12, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1920 11,676 -
1930 14,627 25.3%
1940 16,451 12.5%
1950 16,660 1.3%
1960 12,463 -25.2%
1970 12,548 0.7%
1980 15,634 24.6%
1990 15,603 -0.2%
2000 17,080 9.5%
2010 18.306 7.2%
1900–1990 2000 + 2010
McCreary County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

McCreary County had a population of 17,080 as of the 2000 census . Of these, 429 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 6,520 households and 4,753 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.99 percent white, 0.63 percent African American, 0.42 percent Native American, 0.02 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.20 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.73 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.62 percent of the population.

Of the 6,520 households, 35.7 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 54.5 percent were married couples living together, 13.8 percent were single mothers, 27.1 percent were non-families, 24.7 percent were single households and 8.4 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.03.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 27.7 percent of residents under the age of 18, 9.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.2 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.7 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 10.6 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 93.8 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 19,348 , and the median income for a family is $ 22,261. Males had a median income of $ 20,823 versus $ 15,575 for females. The per capita income was $ 9,896. 26.1 percent of families and 32.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 40.5 percent were children or young people under the age of 18 and 27.3 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 516926. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet 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
  5. ^ McCreary County, Kentucky , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 36 ° 44 ′  N , 84 ° 29 ′  W