Pulaski County, Kentucky

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Pulaski County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP
Pulaski County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP
administration
US state : Kentucky
Administrative headquarters : Somerset
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 712
Somerset, KY 42502-0712
Foundation : December 10, 1798
Made up from: Green County
Lincoln County
Area code : 001 606
Demographics
Residents : 63,063  (2010)
Population density : 36.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1754 km²
Water surface : 40 km²
map
Map of Pulaski County within Kentucky
Website : www.pulaskicountygovt.org

Pulaski County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is Somerset . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located southeast of the geographic center of Kentucky, is about 40 km to the south from the state of Tennessee and has an area of ​​1754 square kilometers, of which 40 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Lincoln County , Rockcastle County , Laurel County , McCreary County , Wayne County , Russell County, and Casey Counties .

history

Pulaski County was formed on September 10, 1798 from parts of Green County and Lincoln County. It was named after Kazimierz Pułaski (English Casimir Pulaski ), who supported the American colonists in the American War of Independence and was killed in the process. During the Civil War , a battle between Union forces and Confederates took place around Mill Springs and in Wayne County on January 19, 1862, which ended in a Union victory and claimed about 670 deaths.

The Mill Springs Battlefield has the status of a National Historic Landmark because of its special historical significance . A total of 40 buildings 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%
1800 3161 -
1810 6897 118.2%
1820 7597 10.1%
1830 9500 25%
1840 9620 1.3%
1850 14,195 47.6%
1860 17,201 21.2%
1870 17,670 2.7%
1880 21,318 20.6%
1890 25,731 20.7%
1900 31,293 21.6%
1910 35,986 15%
1920 34,010 -5.5%
1930 35,640 4.8%
1940 39,863 11.8%
1950 38,452 -3.5%
1960 34,403 -10.5%
1970 35,234 2.4%
1980 45,803 30%
1990 49,489 8th %
2000 56,217 13.6%
2010 63,063 12.2%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Pulaski County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Confederate Mass Grave Monument in Somerset near Nancy, listed in the NRHP
General Felix K. Zollicoffer Monument near Nancy, listed in the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Pulaski County had 56,217 people in 22,719 households and 16,334 families. The population density was 33 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.48 percent white, 1.07 percent African American, 0.22 percent Native American, 0.37 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.17 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.67 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.81 percent of the population.

Of the 22,719 households, 31.2 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 58.5 percent were married couples living together, 10.1 percent were single mothers, 28.1 percent were non-families, 24.9 percent were single households and 10.8 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.87 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.4 percent of residents under the age of 18, 8.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 15.1 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 women 18 years of age or older there were statistically 91.9 men.

The median income for a household in the 27,370 USD , and the median income for a family was 32,350 USD. Males had a median income of $ 27,398 versus $ 19,236 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,352. 14.8 percent of families and 19.1 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 26.9 percent were children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 16.6 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 516946. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kentucky . National Park Service , accessed October 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 19, 2017.
  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 census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  7. ↑ Pulaski County, Kentucky , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 37 ° 6 ′  N , 84 ° 35 ′  W