| Henderson County, Kentucky | |
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Henderson County Courthouse in Henderson, Kentucky
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Location in the state of Kentucky |
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Kentucky's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1799 |
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| Named for | Richard Henderson (1734–1785), founder of the Transylvania Company. |
| Seat | Henderson |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
467.24 sq mi (1,210 km²) 440.12 sq mi (1,140 km²) 27.11 sq mi (70 km²), 5.80% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
44,829 102/sq mi (39/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www.hendersonky.com |
Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1799. As the latest census data update of 2010, the population was counted 46,250. The county seat is the City of Henderson.[1] The county was named for Colonel Richard Henderson who originally purchased 17,000,000 acres (69,000 km2) of land from the Cherokee Indians, only to have the purchase voided by the Virginia legislature. Then, in 1778, the Richard Henderson Company was granted 200,000 acres (810 km2) in recognition of the $50,000 paid by the company to the Cherokee Indians in the Treaty of Watauga. Land in that grant is included in the present boundary of Henderson County.
Henderson County is part of the Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Kentucky clergyman and university president LaVerne Butler was born in Henderson County in 1926.[2]
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Henderson County is part of the Western Coal Fields region of Kentucky. According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 467.24 square miles (1,210.1 km2), of which 440.12 square miles (1,139.9 km2) (or 94.20%) is land and 27.11 square miles (70.2 km2) (or 5.80%) is water.[3]
Also the home of the Southern Cherokee Nation in 1893 the Southern Cherokee was welcomed to Kentucky and recognized as an Indian tribe by Governor John Y. Brown. The Southern Cherokee still live in Henderson County today.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1800 | 1,468 |
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| 1810 | 4,703 | 220.4% | |
| 1820 | 5,714 | 21.5% | |
| 1830 | 6,659 | 16.5% | |
| 1840 | 9,548 | 43.4% | |
| 1850 | 12,171 | 27.5% | |
| 1860 | 14,262 | 17.2% | |
| 1870 | 18,457 | 29.4% | |
| 1880 | 24,515 | 32.8% | |
| 1890 | 29,536 | 20.5% | |
| 1900 | 32,907 | 11.4% | |
| 1910 | 29,352 | −10.8% | |
| 1920 | 27,609 | −5.9% | |
| 1930 | 26,295 | −4.8% | |
| 1940 | 27,020 | 2.8% | |
| 1950 | 30,715 | 13.7% | |
| 1960 | 33,519 | 9.1% | |
| 1970 | 36,031 | 7.5% | |
| 1980 | 40,849 | 13.4% | |
| 1990 | 43,044 | 5.4% | |
| 2000 | 44,829 | 4.1% | |
| Est. 2010 | 46,250 | 3.2% | |
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As of the census[4] of 2010, there are 46,250 people, 18,095 households, and 12,576 families residing in the county. The population density was 102 per square mile (39 /km2). There were 19,466 housing units at an average density of 44 per square mile (17 /km2). The racial makeup of the county was 91.16% White, 7.10% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 18,095 households out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.40% were married couples living together, 11.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 30.00% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,892, and the median income for a family was $44,703. Males had a median income of $33,838 versus $22,572 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,470. About 9.70% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.20% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.
After merger, unincorporated places in Henderson County became neighborhoods of Henderson
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