Barbourville, Kentucky

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Barbourville is a city in Knox County, Kentucky, USA. The population was 3,589 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Knox County^GR6.

Barbourville is home to Union College. Famous past residents include

Green Adams, (1812-1884), born in Barbourville, United States Congressman^[1]
Missouri Governor Silas Woodson and United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Freeman Miller.
Kerri Mitchell, who attended Knox Central High School in Barbourville, was Miss Kentucky 2005.
Darien Bargo, who attended Knox Central High School in Barbourville, is a famous computer hacker in the area. He is known for taking down several of Knox Central High Schools' computer systems and their software-based grading system, STI.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Further reading
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Barbourville is located at 36°51′40″N, 83°52′46″W (36.861027, -83.879550)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.0 km² (3.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,589 people, 1,454 households, and 859 families residing in the city. The population density was 397.1/km² (1,027.4/mi²). There were 1,646 housing units at an average density of 182.1/km² (471.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.40% White, 3.23% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 1,454 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.9% were married couples living together, 19.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 15.7% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $13,297, and the median income for a family was $20,762. Males had a median income of $31,775 versus $18,102 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,485. About 32.6% of families and 38.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.4% of those under age 18 and 30.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Further reading

For a depiction of early Barbourville see: Michael A. Ross, “Hill Country Doctor: The Early Life and Career of Supreme Court Justice Samuel F. Miller in Kentucky, 1816-1849,” The Filson History Quarterly, Vol. 71 (October 1997): 430-462.