Rockcastle County, Kentucky

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


founded year = 1810
founded date =
seat wl = Mount Vernon
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 318
area_total_km2 = 824
area_land_sq_mi = 318
area_land_km2 = 822
area_water_sq_mi = 1
area_water_km2 = 1
area percentage = 0.17%
census yr = 2000
pop = 16582
density_sq_mi = 52
density_km2 = 20
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset = -4
footnotes =
web = rockcastlecountyky.com
named for =

Rockcastle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population is 16,582. Its county seat is Mt. VernonGR|6. The county is named for the Rockcastle River which runs through it. The river, in turn, is named for its majestic rock cliffs.

Rockcastle County is part of the Richmond–Berea Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 318 square miles (824 km²), of which, 318 square miles (822 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.17%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Garrard County (northwest)
*Madison County (northeast)
*Jackson County (east)
*Laurel County (southeast)
*Pulaski County (southwest)
*Lincoln County (west)

National protected area

* Daniel Boone National Forest (part)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1820= 2249
1830= 2865
1840= 3409
1850= 4697
1860= 5343
1870= 7145
1880= 9670
1890= 9841
1900= 12416
1910= 14473
1920= 15406
1930= 15149
1940= 17165
1950= 13925
1960= 12334
1970= 12305
1980= 13973
1990= 14803
2000= 16582
estimate=
estyear=
estref=
footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21203.txt

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 16,582 people, 6,544 households, and 4,764 families residing in the county. The population density was 52 people per square mile (20/km²). There were 7,353 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.81% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,544 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% 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 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 30.00% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,475, and the median income for a family was $30,278. Males had a median income of $26,770 versus $18,388 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,337. About 19.10% of families and 23.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.30% of those under age 18 and 21.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Brodhead
*Livingston
*Mount Vernon

ee also

References

External links

* [http://www.rockcastlecountyky.com Rockcastle County, Kentucky official website]
* [http://www.kentuckyhighlands.com/kh/counties/rockcastle_county.asp The Kentucky Highlands Project]