Union County (Kentucky)

administration
Union County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 1978
US state :	Kentucky
Administrative headquarters :	Morganfield
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 60 Morganfield, KY 42437-0060
Foundation :	January 15, 1811
Made up from:	Henderson County
Area code :	001 270
Demographics
Residents :	15,007 (2010)
Population density :	16.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	941 km²
Water surface :	47 km²
map

The Union County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Kentucky . In 2010 , the county had 15,007 residents and a population density of 16.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Morganfield , named after General Daniel Morgan .

geography

The county is in western Kentucky and is bordered to the west, northwest and north - separated by the Ohio River - by Illinois and Indiana . It has an area of 941 square kilometers, of which 47 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Union County:

Gallatin County, Illinois	Posey County (Indiana)	Henderson County
Hardin County (Illinois)
	Crittenden County	Webster County

history

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1820	3470	-
1830	4764	37.3%
1840	6673	40.1%
1850	9012	35.1%
1860	12,791	41.9%
1870	13,640	6.6%
1880	17,809	30.6%
1890	18,229	2.4%
1900	21,326	17%
1910	19,886	-6.8%
1920	18,040	-9.3%
1930	17.053	-5.5%
1940	17,411	2.1%
1950	14,893	-14.5%
1960	14,537	-2.4%
1970	15,882	9.3%
1980	17,821	12.2%
1990	16,557	-7.1%
2000	15,637	-5.6%
2010	15.007	-4%
Before 1900 1900-2000 2010

Union County was formed on January 15, 1811 from parts of Henderson County.

Demographic data

As of the 2010 census , Union County had 15,007 people in 5,639 households. The population density was 16.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.46 persons lived in each of the 5639 households.

The racial the population was composed of 85.6 percent white, 12.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.0 percent were 65 years or older. 48.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 39,515 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,811. 18.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.