Anderson County, Kentucky

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Anderson County, Kentucky
Map
Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1827
Seat	Lawrenceburg
Area - Total - Land - Water	204 sq mi (529 km²) 203 sq mi (525 km²) 2 sq mi (4 km²), 0.79%
Population - (2000) - Density	19,111 38/sq mi (15/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.kyhometown.com/lawrenceburg
Named for: Richard Clough Anderson, Jr., Kentucky and United States legislator (1817–1821)

Anderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1827. As of 2007, the population was 20,885. Its county seat is Lawrenceburg, Kentucky^[1]. The county is named for Richard Clough Anderson, Jr., a Kentucky Legislator, U.S. Congressman, and minister to Colombia.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 204 square miles (529 km²), of which, 203 square miles (525 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.79%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Franklin County (north)
Woodford County (east)
Mercer County (southeast)
Washington County (south)
Nelson County (southwest)
Spencer County (west)
Shelby County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1830	4,520	—
1840	5,452	20.6%
1850	6,260	14.8%
1860	7,404	18.3%
1870	5,449	-26.4%
1880	9,361	71.8%
1890	10,610	13.3%
1900	10,051	-5.3%
1910	10,146	0.9%
1920	9,982	-1.6%
1930	8,494	-14.9%
1940	8,936	5.2%
1950	8,984	0.5%
1960	8,618	-4.1%
1970	9,358	8.6%
1980	12,567	34.3%
1990	14,571	15.9%
2000	19,111	31.2%
Est. 2007	20,885	9.3%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21005.txt

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 19,111 people, 7,320 households, and 5,526 families residing in the county. The population density was 94 people per square mile (36/km²). There were 7,752 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile (15/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.53% White, 2.35% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,320 households out of which 37.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.80% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.50% were non-families. 20.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,433, and the median income for a family was $50,837. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $25,053 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,621. About 4.80% of families and 7.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.70% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over.