Wayne County, Kentucky

Infobox U.S. County
county = Wayne County
state = Kentucky


founded year = 1800
founded date =
seat wl = Monticello
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 484
area_total_km2 = 1254
area_land_sq_mi = 459
area_land_km2 = 1190
area_water_sq_mi = 25
area_water_km2 = 64
area percentage = 5.12%
census yr = 2000
pop = 19923
density_sq_mi = 43
density_km2 = 17
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset = -4
footnotes =
web = www.monticellokychamber.com
named for =

Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 19,923. Its county seat is MonticelloGR|6. The county is named for Anthony Wayne. It is a prohibition or dry county.

History

Wayne County was formed December 13, 1800 from Pulaski and Cumberland Counties. It was the 43rd county and is named for General "Mad Anthony" Wayne. [ ^ Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. ]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 484 square miles (1,254 km²), of which, 459 square miles (1,190 km²) of it is land and 25 square miles (64 km²) of it (5.12%) is water.

The county's elevation ranges from 723 to 1788, at the Monticello/Wayne County Airport the elevation is 963 feet. Wayne County is located in the Pennyrile Plateau [http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/phys-mississippian-plateau.html (image)] and Eastern Coal Field [http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/phys-eastern-coal-field.html (image)] regions of Kentucky.

Adjacent counties

*Russell County (northwest)
*Pulaski County (northeast)
*McCreary County (east)
*Scott County, Tennessee (southeast)
*Pickett County, Tennessee (southwest)
*Clinton County (west)

National protected area

* Daniel Boone National Forest (part)

Time Zone Boundary

Wayne County is on Eastern Time; however, its western border, shared with Clinton and Russell Counties, is part of the Eastern/Central time zone boundary, as is its southern border with Pickett County, TN. Of particular interest here is that Wayne County was on Central time until October 2000; a fascinating account of this change is well-documented in an article by Dr. Stanley Brunn of the University of Kentucky, the complete reference of which is notated below. [Brunn, Stanley D. 2001. "Citizen reaction to a proposed time zone change in Kentucky: Juxtaposing boundaries on the land / in the mind." "Southeastern Geographer" 41 (2): 246-258.]

Demographics

USCensusPop
1810= 5430
1820= 7951
1830= 8685
1840= 7399
1850= 8692
1860= 10259
1870= 10602
1880= 12512
1890= 12852
1900= 14892
1910= 17518
1920= 16208
1930= 15848
1940= 17204
1950= 16475
1960= 14700
1970= 14268
1980= 17022
1990= 17468
2000= 19923
estimate=
estyear=
estref=
footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21231.txt

As of the census [American Fact Finder, U.S. Bureau of the Census.] of 2000, there were 19,923 people, 7,913 households, and 5,808 families residing in the county. The population density was 43 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 9,789 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.98% White, 1.49% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.47% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. 1.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,913 households out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were married couples living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $20,863, and the median income for a family was $24,869. Males had a median income of $24,021 versus $18,102 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,601. About 24.60% of families and 29.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.90% of those under age 18 and 31.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Monticello
*Parmleysville

ee also

References

External links

* [http://www.junebaldwinbork.com/wayne/page3/history1.htm Wayne County History]
* [http://www.kycourts.net/Counties/Wayne_text.asp County History]
* [http://harlanogleky.tripod.com/waynecountymuseum/ Wayne County Historical Museum]
* [http://www.civilwar.org/historyclassroom/hc_millspringshist.htm Battle of Mill Springs]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~kywayne/wayne.html Wayne County KYGenWeb Site]

* General
** [http://www.monticelloky.com/ Monticello-Wayne County Information Guide]
** [http://www.monticellokychamber.com/ Monticello/Wayne County Chamber of Commerce]
** [http://harlanogleky.tripod.com/ My Kentucky World (Harlan Ogle)]

* School Systems
** [http://www.monticello.k12.ky.us/ Monticello Independent School]
** [http://www.wayne.k12.ky.us/ Wayne County School District]