Whitley County, Kentucky

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Whitley County Courthouse
Whitley County Courthouse
administration
US state : Kentucky
Administrative headquarters : Williamsburg
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 237
Williamsburg, KY 40769-0237
Foundation : January 17, 1818
Made up from: Knox County
Area code : 001 606
Demographics
Residents : 35,637  (2010)
Population density : 31.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1153 km²
Water surface : 13 km²
map
Map of Whitley County within Kentucky

Whitley County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is Williamsburg . 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 southeast Kentucky, borders the state of Tennessee to the south and has an area of ​​1153 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Laurel Counties , Knox Counties , Bell Counties , and McCreary Counties .

history

Whitley County was formed on January 17, 1818 from parts of Knox County. It was named after Colonel William Whitley , who died in the War of 1812.

Eleven structures 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%
1820 2340 -
1830 3806 62.6%
1840 4673 22.8%
1850 7447 59.4%
1860 7762 4.2%
1870 8278 6.6%
1880 12,000 45%
1890 17,590 46.6%
1900 25,015 42.2%
1910 31,982 27.9%
1920 27,749 -13.2%
1930 29,730 7.1%
1940 33.186 11.6%
1950 31,940 -3.8%
1960 25,815 -19.2%
1970 24,145 -6.5%
1980 33,396 38.3%
1990 33,326 -0.2%
2000 35,865 7.6%
2010 35,637 -0.6%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Whitley County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Cumberland Falls
University of the Cumberlands

After the census in 2000 35,865 people lived in Whitley County. Of these, 1,205 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 13,780 households and 9,894 families. The population density was 31 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.37 percent white, 0.34 percent African American, 0.23 percent Native American, 0.20 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.09 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.76 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.69 percent of the population.

Of the 13,780 households, 33.7 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 54.9 percent were married couples living together, 13.0 percent were single mothers, 28.2 percent were non-families, 25.2 percent were single households, and 10.2 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.01.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.8 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 10.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.2 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 12.9 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were 89.6 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the 22,075 USD , and the median income for a family was 27,871 USD. Males had a median income of $ 26,518 versus $ 17,001 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,777. 21.6 percent of families and 26.4 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 34.1 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 19.0 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 516964. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 23, 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. ^ Whitley County, Kentucky , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 36 ° 46 ′  N , 84 ° 9 ′  W