Trigg County

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Trigg County Courthouse
Trigg County Courthouse
administration
US state : Kentucky
Administrative headquarters : Cadiz
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 672
Cadiz, KY 42211-0672
Foundation : January 27, 1820
Made up from: Caldwell County
Christian County
Area code : 001 270
Demographics
Residents : 14,339  (2010)
Population density : 12.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1246 km²
Water surface : 98 km²
map
Map of Trigg County within Kentucky

Trigg County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is Cadiz . 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 southwest Kentucky, borders the state of Tennessee to the south and has an area of ​​1246 square kilometers, of which 98 square kilometers are water. In Kentucky, it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Lyon County , Caldwell County , Christian County , Calloway County, and Marshall County .

history

Trigg County was formed on January 27, 1820 from parts of Caldwell County and Christian County. It was named after Colonel Stephen Trigg , a pioneer in the area.

Eight structures 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 5916 -
1840 7716 30.4%
1850 10.129 31.3%
1860 11.051 9.1%
1870 13,686 23.8%
1880 14,489 5.9%
1890 13,902 -4.1%
1900 14,073 1.2%
1910 14,539 3.3%
1920 14,208 -2.3%
1930 12,531 -11.8%
1940 12,784 2%
1950 9683 -24.3%
1960 8870 -8.4%
1970 8620 -2.8%
1980 9384 8.9%
1990 10,361 10.4%
2000 12,597 21.6%
2010 14,339 13.8%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Trigg County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Trigg County High School (1939)
The Eggner Ferry Bridge

Trigg County's population was 12,597 as of the 2000 census . 111 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 5,215 households and 3,765 families. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 88.34 percent white, 9.79 percent African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.25 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.18 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.22 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.90 percent of the population.

Of the 5,215 households, 29.1 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 60.2 percent were married couples living together, 8.4 percent were single mothers, 27.8 percent were non-families, 25.0 percent were single households, and 11.6 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.84 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.9 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 6.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 16.6 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 women 18 years of age or older there were statistically 94.1 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 33,002 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,886. Males had a median income of $ 31,158 versus $ 22,081 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,184. 8.8 percent of families and 12.3 percent of the population are below the poverty line. Of these, 13.2 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 14.7 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Web links

Commons : Trigg County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 516957. 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. ^ Trigg County, Kentucky , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 36 ° 49 ′  N , 87 ° 53 ′  W