Casey County, Kentucky

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Casey County, Kentucky
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Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1807
Seat	Liberty
Area - Total - Land - Water	446 sq mi (1,154 km² (446 sq mi) km²) 446 sq mi (1,154 km²) 0 sq mi (0 km²), 0.03%
Population - (2000) - Density	15,447 35/sq mi (13/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.libertycaseycounty.com
Named for: Colonel William Casey (1754–1816), Revolutionary War soldier.

Casey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1807. As of 2000, the population is 15,447. Its county seat is Liberty, Kentucky^[1]. The county is named for Colonel William Casey. It is the only Kentucky county entirely in Knobs region. Casey County is home to annual 'Casey County Apple Festival', and is a prohibition or dry county. It is considered part of the Appalachian region of Kentucky.

The highest point in Casey County is Green River Knob (el 1789).

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 Notable Residents
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 446 square miles (1,154 km²), of which, 446 square miles (1,154 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (0 km²) of it (0.03%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Boyle County (north)
Lincoln County (northeast)
Pulaski County (southeast)
Russell County (south)
Adair County (southwest)
Taylor County (west)
Marion County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1810	3,285	—
1820	4,349	32.4%
1830	4,342	-0.2%
1840	4,939	13.7%
1850	6,556	32.7%
1860	6,466	-1.4%
1870	8,884	37.4%
1880	10,983	23.6%
1890	11,848	7.9%
1900	15,144	27.8%
1910	15,479	2.2%
1920	17,213	11.2%
1930	16,747	-2.7%
1940	19,962	19.2%
1950	17,446	-12.6%
1960	14,327	-17.9%
1970	12,930	-9.8%
1980	14,818	14.6%
1990	14,211	-4.1%
2000	15,447	8.7%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21045.txt

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 15,447 people, 6,260 households, and 4,419 families residing in the county. The population density was 35 people per square mile (13/km²). There were 7,242 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.30% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,260 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were married couples living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,580, and the median income for a family was $27,044. Males had a median income of $22,283 versus $17,885 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,867. About 20.70% of families and 25.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.10% of those under age 18 and 29.60% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] Notable Residents

Silas Adams, member of the United States House of Representatives^[3]

[edit] See also

Kentucky Portal

Dry counties

[edit] References

^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.