- Butler County, Kentucky
Infobox U.S. County
county = Butler County
state = Kentucky
founded year = 1810
founded date =
seat wl = Morgantown
area_total_sq_mi = 432
area_total_km2 = 1118
area_land_sq_mi = 428
area_land_km2 = 1109
area_water_sq_mi = 3
area_water_km2 = 9
area percentage = 0.80%
census yr = 2000
pop = 13010
density_sq_mi = 14
density_km2 = 5
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.morgantownbutlerco.com
named for =Major General Richard Butler (1743–1791),Revolutionary War general.Butler County is a
county located in theU.S. state ofKentucky . It was formed in 1810, becoming Kentucky's 53rd county.cite book |editor=Kleber, John E. |others=Associate editors:Thomas D. Clark , Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter |title="The Kentucky Encyclopedia" |year=1992 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=Lexington, Kentucky |isbn=0813117720 |chapter=Butler County] As of 2000, the population was 13,010. Itscounty seat isMorgantown, Kentucky GR|6. Butler is a prohibition ordry county .History
The area now known as Butler County was settled by Richard C. Dellium and James Forgy, creating a town called Berry's Lick. The first industry in the area was
salt -making.The
Kentucky General Assembly created Butler County onJanuary 18 ,1810 from parts of Logan and Ohio counties. The county was named forMajor General Richard Butler who died at theBattle of the Wabash in 1791.Civil War Monument, Butler county has one of only two civil war monuments dedicated to soldiers that served and died on both sides, dedicated in 1907 this zinc monument sets on the County Courthouse lawn in Morgantown.
Geography
Butler County is part of the
Western Coal Fields region ofKentucky . According to theU.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 432square mile s (1,118km² ), of which, 428 square miles (1,109 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (9 km²) of it (0.80%) is water.Adjacent counties
*Ohio County (northwest)
*Grayson County (northeast)
*Edmonson County (east)
*Warren County (southeast)
*Logan County (south)
*Muhlenberg County (west)Demographics
USCensusPop
1820= 3083
1830= 3058
1840= 3898
1850= 5755
1860= 7927
1870= 9404
1880= 12181
1890= 13956
1900= 15896
1910= 15805
1920= 15197
1930= 12620
1940= 14371
1950= 11309
1960= 9586
1970= 9723
1980= 11064
1990= 11245
2000= 13010
estimate=
estyear=
estref=
footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21031.txtAs of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 13,010 people, 5,059 households, and 3,708 families residing in the county. Thepopulation density was 30 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 5,815 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.88% White, 0.52% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.60% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.There were 5,059 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were married couples living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,405, and the median income for a family was $35,317. Males had a median income of $26,449 versus $19,894 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $14,617. About 13.10% of families and 16.00% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 18.50% of those under age 18 and 22.50% of those age 65 or over.Cities and towns
*Morgantown
*Rochester
*WoodburyTransportation
For much of its history, Butler County's main line of transportation was the Green River. As railroads became more important economically, the county compensated by building a series of roads to major trade centers such as U.S. 231 connecting Beaver Dam with Owensboro. Green River was eventually closed to traffic after Woodbury's Lock and Dam Number 4 washed out in 1965 and Rochester's Lock and Dam Number 3 was abandoned by the
United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1980. Completion of theGreen River Parkway linked the area to the national interstate system in 1970.Notable natives
*
Claude C. Bloch - Admiral who commanded the local Naval District atPearl Harbor at the time of theJapan ese attack duringWorld War II (Born in Woodbury)
*John Monroe Moore -bishop of theMethodist Episcopal Church, South (Born in Morgantown)
*William S. Taylor -Governor of Kentucky from 1899 to 1900 (Born near Morgantown)ee also
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