Meade County, Kentucky
The Meade County Courthouse in Brandenburg |
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US state : | Kentucky |
Administrative headquarters : | Brandenburg |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 516 Fairway Drive Brandenburg, KY 40108-1241 |
Foundation : | December 17, 1823 |
Made up from: |
Breckinridge County Hardin County |
Area code : | 001 270 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 28,602 (2010) |
Population density : | 35.8 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 840 km² |
Water surface : | 41 km² |
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Website : www.visitmeadecounty.org |
Meade County is a county in the US state of Kentucky . The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Brandenburg , which was named after Solomon Brandenburg , who made the land available for the city's foundation.
geography
The county is located in northwest Kentucky, bordering the state of Indiana to the north , separated by the Ohio River, and has an area of 840 square kilometers, of which 41 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Hardin County and Breckinridge Counties .
history
Meade County was formed on December 17, 1823 from parts of Breckinridge County and Hardin County. It was named after James Meade , who was killed at the Battle of River Raisin in 1813 .
13 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of October 12, 2017).
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1830 | 4131 | - | |
1840 | 5780 | 39.9% | |
1850 | 7393 | 27.9% | |
1860 | 8898 | 20.4% | |
1870 | 9485 | 6.6% | |
1880 | 10,323 | 8.8% | |
1890 | 9484 | -8.1% | |
1900 | 10,533 | 11.1% | |
1910 | 9783 | -7.1% | |
1920 | 9442 | -3.5% | |
1930 | 8042 | -14.8% | |
1940 | 8827 | 9.8% | |
1950 | 9422 | 6.7% | |
1960 | 18,938 | 101% | |
1970 | 18,796 | -0.7% | |
1980 | 22,854 | 21.6% | |
1990 | 24,170 | 5.8% | |
2000 | 26,349 | 9% | |
2010 | 28,602 | 8.6% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2000 census , Meade County had 26,349 people. 108 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 9,470 households and 7,396 families. The population density was 33 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.37 percent white, 4.13 percent African American, 0.59 percent Native American, 0.53 percent Asian, 0.13 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.83 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.43 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.15 percent of the population.
Of the 9,470 households, 42.2 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 64.1 percent were married couples living together, 9.7 percent were single mothers, 21.9 percent were non-families, 18.4 percent were single households and 6.5 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.15.
For the entire county, the population was composed of 29.8 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 9.1 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 32.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.3 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 8.1 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 women 18 years of age or older, there were 98.3 men statistically.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 36,966 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,592. Males had a median income of $ 30,835 versus $ 22,038 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,000. 9.3 percent of families and 11.3 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 13.8 percent were children or young people under the age of 18 and 12.3 percent were people over 65 years of age.
Places in the county
- Andyville
- Battletown
- Beechland
- Brandenburg
- Brandenburg station
- Buck Grove
- Cedar Flat
- Cold Springs
- Concordia
- Eastwood Hills
- Ekron
- Flaherty
- Garrett
- Grahamton
- Guston
- Haysville
- Hillgrove
- Liberty
- Lickskillet
- Lodale
- Midway
- Muldraugh
- Oolite
- Payneville
- Prichard Place
- Rhodelia
- Roberta
- Rock haven
- Rose Terrace
- Sirocco
- Van Voorhis Manor
- Wolf Creek
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 516928. Accessed on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 12, 2017.
- ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 18, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
- ↑ 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
- ^ Meade County, Kentucky , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Coordinates: 37 ° 59 ′ N , 86 ° 13 ′ W