Muhlenberg County

administration
The Das Muhlenberg County Courthouse in Greenville, listed on the NRHP since 1978
US state :	Kentucky
Administrative headquarters :	Greenville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 137 Greenville, KY 42345-0137
Foundation :	December 14, 1798
Made up from:	Christian County Logan County
Area code :	001 270
Demographics
Residents :	31,499 (2010)
Population density :	25.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1242 km²
Water surface :	12 km²
map

Muhlenberg County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is Greenville , named after Nathanael Greene , an officer in the American Revolutionary War.

geography

The county is located in west central Kentucky, about 60 km to the north from Illinois , about 50 km to the south from Tennessee , and has an area of 1,242 square kilometers, of which twelve square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: McLean County , Ohio County , Butler County , Logan County , Todd County , Christian County, and Hopkins County .

history

Muhlenberg County was formed on December 14, 1798 from parts of Christian County and Logan County. It was named after Peter Muhlenberg , a general in the American Revolutionary War , US Senator and member of the US Congress .

One site in Muhlenberg County has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Green River Shell Middens Archeological District , because of its special historical significance . A total of eleven structures and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of October 19, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	20,741	-
1910	28,598	37.9%
1920	33,353	16.6%
1930	37,784	13.3%
1940	37,554	-0.6%
1950	32.501	-13.5%
1960	27,791	-14.5%
1970	27,537	-0.9%
1980	32,238	17.1%
1990	31,318	-2.9%
2000	31,839	1.7%
2010	31,499	-1.1%
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Age pyramid of Muhlenberg County (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Muhlenberg County had 31,839 people. 1,533 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 12,357 households and 9,057 families. The population density was 26 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.19 percent white, 4.65 percent African American, 0.13 percent Native American, 0.13 percent Asian and 0.19 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.72 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.73 percent of the population.

Of the 12,357 households, 30.7 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 59.7 percent were married couples living together, 10.4 percent were single mothers, 26.7 percent were non-families, 24.3 percent were single households, and 12.6 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.90.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.6 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 9.2 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.0 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.8 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 15.5 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 96.2 men.

The median income for a household in the 28,566 US dollars , and the median income for a family was 33,513 USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,952 versus $ 18,485 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,798. 15.5 percent of families and 19.7 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 26.0 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 17.0 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in Muhlenberg County

Citys

Census-designated places (CDP)

Unincorporated Communities

Web links

Commons : Muhlenberg County - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 78001390 Retrieved January 21, 2019

↑ GNIS-ID: 516935. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kentucky . National Park Service , accessed October 19, 2017.

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 19, 2017.

↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011

↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 15, 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@ 2

^ Muhlenberg County, Kentucky , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

37.21 -87.15Coordinates: 37 ° 13 ′ N , 87 ° 9 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 78001390 Retrieved January 21, 2019

[2] GNIS-ID: 516935. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kentucky . National Park Service , accessed October 19, 2017.

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 19, 2017.

[5] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011