Powell County, Kentucky

administration
The Powell County Courthouse in Stanton
US state :	Kentucky
Administrative headquarters :	Stanton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 506 Stanton, KY 40380-0506
Foundation :	January 7, 1852
Made up from:	Clark County Estill County Montgomery County
Area code :	001 606
Demographics
Residents :	12,613 (2010)
Population density :	27 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	467 km²
Water surface :	0 km²
map

Powell County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is Stanton , named after Richard H. Stanton , a member of the US Congress . 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 northeastern Kentucky and covers an area of 467 square kilometers with no significant body of water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Montgomery County , Menifee County , Wolfe County , Lee County , Estill County, and Clark County .

history

Powell County was formed on January 7, 1852 from parts of Clark County, Estill County and Montgomery County. It was named after Lazarus W. Powell , a governor and US senator .

16 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of October 19, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	2257	-
1870	2599	15.2%
1880	3639	40%
1890	4698	29.1%
1900	6443	37.1%
1910	6268	-2.7%
1920	6745	7.6%
1930	5800	-14%
1940	7671	32.3%
1950	6812	-11.2%
1960	6674	-2%
1970	7704	15.4%
1980	11.101	44.1%
1990	11,686	5.3%
2000	13,237	13.3%
2010	12,613	-4.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Powell County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Rock formation in Natural Bridge State Resort Park

Rock face in Natural Bridge State Resort Park

After the census in 2000 13,237 people lived in Powell County. 115 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 5,044 households and 3,783 families. The population density was 28 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.56 percent white, 0.62 percent African American, 0.12 percent Native American, 0.05 percent Asian and 0.07 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.58 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.66 percent of the population.

Of the 5,044 households, 36.1 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 58.2 percent were married couples living together, 12.4 percent were single mothers, 25.0 percent were non-families, 21.8 percent were single households and 8.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.02.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.6 percent of residents under the age of 18, 9.5 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 30.0 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.3 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 10.6 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were statistically 95.0 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 25,515 , and the median income for a family is $ 30,483. Males had a median income of $ 26,962 versus $ 18,810 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,060. 18.9 percent of families and 23.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 31.0 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 20.0 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Web links

Commons : Powell County (Kentucky) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 516945. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 19, 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). Accessed April 2, 2012
^ Powell County, Kentucky , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

37.83 -83.83Coordinates: 37 ° 50 ′ N , 83 ° 50 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 516945. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

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

[3] US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 18, 2011

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

[5] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012

[6] Powell County, Kentucky , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .