Spencer County, Kentucky

administration
Spencer County Courthouse
US state :	Kentucky
Administrative headquarters :	Taylorsville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 397 Taylorsville, KY 40071-0397
Foundation :	January 7, 1824
Made up from:	Bullitt County Nelson County Shelby County
Area code :	001 502
Demographics
Residents :	17,061 (2010)
Population density :	35.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	497 km²
Water surface :	15 km²
map

Website : www.spencercountyky.gov

Spencer County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is Taylorsville , named after Richard Taylor , a mill owner. The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located north of the geographic center of Kentucky, is about 35 km to the northwest from Indiana and has an area of 497 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Shelby County , Anderson County , Nelson County , Bullitt County, and Jefferson County .

history

Spencer County was formed on January 7, 1824 from parts of Bullitt County, Nelson County and Shelby County. It was named after Captain Spier Spencer , who died in the Battle of Tippecanoe .

13 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of October 21, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1830	6812	-
1840	6581	-3.4%
1850	6842	4%
1860	6188	-9.6%
1870	5956	-3.7%
1880	7040	18.2%
1890	6760	-4%
1900	7406	9.6%
1910	7567	2.2%
1920	7785	2.9%
1930	6606	-15.1%
1940	6757	2.3%
1950	6157	-8.9%
1960	5680	-7.7%
1970	5488	-3.4%
1980	5929	8th %
1990	6801	14.7%
2000	11,766	73%
2010	17,061	45%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Spencer County's population was 11,766 as of the 2000 census . 119 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 4,251 households and 3,358 families. The population density was 24 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.50 percent white, 1.13 percent African American, 0.22 percent Native American, 0.08 percent Asian and 0.27 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.79 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.12 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 4,251 households, 38.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 67.9 percent were married couples living together, 7.6 percent were single mothers, 21.0 percent were non-families, 17.1 percent were single households and 6.0 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.08.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 27.0 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 7.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 33.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.7 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 9.1 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 99.5 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 47,042 , and the median income for a family is $ 52,038. Males had a median income of $ 36,638 versus $ 24,196 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,848. 7.7 percent of families and 8.8 percent of the population are below the poverty line. Of these, 8.9 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 10.5 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 516954. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 21, 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
↑ Spencer County, Kentucky , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

38.03 -85.32Coordinates: 38 ° 2 ′ N , 85 ° 19 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 516954. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 21, 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] Spencer County, Kentucky , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .