Wayne County, Kentucky

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Wayne County Courthouse
Wayne County Courthouse
administration
US state : Kentucky
Administrative headquarters : Monticello
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
109 Main Street
Monticello, KY 42633-0565
Foundation : December 18, 1800
Made up from: Cumberland County
Pulaski County
Area code : 001 606
Demographics
Residents : 20,813  (2010)
Population density : 17.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1254 km²
Water surface : 64 km²
map
Map of Wayne County within Kentucky

Wayne County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 19,923 people and a population density of 17 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Monticello . 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, on the border with Tennessee and has an area of ​​1,254 square kilometers, of which 64 square kilometers are water. In Kentucky, it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Russell County , Pulaski County, and Clinton County .

history

Wayne County was formed on December 18, 1800 from parts of Cumberland County and Pulaski County. It was named after General Anthony Wayne . During the Civil War , a battle between Union troops and Confederates took place around Mill Springs and in Pulaski County on January 19, 1862, which ended with a Union victory and around 670 dead.

The Mill Springs Battlefield has the status of a National Historic Landmark because of its special historical significance . A total of seven buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of October 23, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1810 5430 -
1820 7951 46.4%
1830 8685 9.2%
1840 7399 -14.8%
1850 8692 17.5%
1860 10,259 18%
1870 10,602 3.3%
1880 12,512 18%
1890 12,852 2.7%
1900 14,892 15.9%
1910 17,518 17.6%
1920 16,208 -7.5%
1930 15,848 -2.2%
1940 17.204 8.6%
1950 16,475 -4.2%
1960 14,700 -10.8%
1970 14,268 -2.9%
1980 17,022 19.3%
1990 17,468 2.6%
2000 19,923 14.1%
2010 20,813 4.5%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Wayne County Age Pyramid (2000)

Wayne County had a population of 19,923 people as of the 2000 census . 184 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 7,913 households and 5,808 families. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.98 percent white, 1.49 percent African American, 0.18 percent Native American, 0.11 percent Asian and 0.47 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.78 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.46 percent of the population.

Of the 7,913 households, 33.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 58.9 percent were married couples living together, 10.6 percent were single mothers, 26.6 percent were non-families, 23.9 percent were single households, and 10.4 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.3 percent of residents under the age of 18, 8.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.6 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 94.9 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 20,863 , and the median income for a family is $ 24,869. Males had a median income of $ 24,021 versus $ 18,102 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,601. 24.6 percent of families and 29.4 percent of the population were below the poverty line. These included 34.9 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 31.5 percent of senior citizens aged 65 and over.

Places in the county

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 516962. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kentucky . National Park Service , accessed October 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 23, 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. Jump up ↑ Wayne County, Kentucky , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 36 ° 49 ′  N , 84 ° 50 ′  W