Trigg County, Kentucky

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


founded year = 1820
founded date =
seat wl = Cadiz
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 481
area_total_km2 = 1246
area_land_sq_mi = 443
area_land_km2 = 1148
area_water_sq_mi = 38
area_water_km2 = 98
area percentage = 7.90%
census yr = 2000
pop = 12597
density_sq_mi = 28
density_km2 = 11
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.barkleylake.com
named for =

Trigg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1820. As of 2000, the population is 12,597. Its county seat is CadizGR|6. The county is named for Stephen Trigg, a frontier officer in the American Revolutionary War who died in the Battle of Blue Licks. Trigg is a prohibition or dry county.

Trigg County is part of the Clarksville, TN–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 481 square miles (1,246 km²), of which, 443 square miles (1,148 km²) of it is land and 38 square miles (98 km²) of it (7.90%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Lyon County (north)
*Caldwell County (northeast)
*Christian County (east)
*Stewart County, Tennessee (south)
*Calloway County (southwest)
*Marshall County (northwest)

National protected area

* Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (part)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1830= 5916
1840= 7716
1850= 10129
1860= 11051
1870= 13686
1880= 14489
1890= 13902
1900= 14073
1910= 14539
1920= 14208
1930= 12531
1940= 12784
1950= 9683
1960= 8870
1970= 8620
1980= 9384
1990= 10361
2000= 12597
estimate=13401
estyear=2007
estref=
footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21221.txt

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 12,597 people, 5,215 households, and 3,765 families residing in the county. The population density was 28 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 6,698 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.34% White, 9.79% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,215 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,002, and the median income for a family was $40,886. Males had a median income of $31,158 versus $22,081 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,184. About 8.80% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.20% of those under age 18 and 14.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Cadiz
*Cerulean
*Wallonia
*Canton

Media

Radio Stations

WKDZ-FM 106.5 (Real Country) 1110 AM (Oldies)

Newspapers

The Cadiz Record

ee also

*Dry counties

References

External links

* [http://www.trigg.k12.ky.us Trigg County public school district website]