Metcalfe County, Kentucky

Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Metcalfe County courthouse in Edmonton, Kentucky
Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Founded	1860
Named for	Thomas Metcalfe, Governor of Kentucky (1828–1832)
Seat	Edmonton
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	290.96 sq mi (754 km²) 290.90 sq mi (753 km²) 0.07 sq mi (0 km²), 0.02%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	10,037 34/sq mi (13/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.metcalfecounty.com/

Metcalfe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 10,037. Its county seat is Edmonton^[1]. The county is named for Thomas Metcalfe, Governor of Kentucky from 1828-32. It is a prohibition or dry county.

Metcalfe County is part of the Glasgow Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 290.96 square miles (753.6 km²), of which 290.90 square miles (753.4 km²) (or 99.98%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.02%) is water.^[2]

Adjacent counties

• Hart County (northwest)
• Green County (northeast)
• Adair County (east)
• Cumberland County (southeast)
• Monroe County (south)
• Barren County (west)

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	7,934		—
1880	9,423		18.8%
1890	9,871		4.8%
1900	9,988		1.2%
1910	10,453		4.7%
1920	10,075		−3.6%
1930	9,373		−7.0%
1940	10,853		15.8%
1950	9,851		−9.2%
1960	8,367		−15.1%
1970	8,177		−2.3%
1980	9,484		16.0%
1990	8,963		−5.5%
2000	10,037		12.0%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21169.txt

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 10,037 people, 4,016 households, and 2,883 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 per square mile (13 /km²). There were 4,592 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6.2 /km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.26% White, 1.64% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 0.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,016 households out of which 32.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,540, and the median income for a family was $29,178. Males had a median income of $22,430 versus $18,591 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,236. About 18.80% of families and 23.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.20% of those under age 18 and 27.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

• Edmonton
• Summer Shade
• Randolph
• Center
• Knob Lick
• Beaumont
• Sulpher Well
• Savoyard

See also

Kentucky portal

• Dry counties
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Metcalfe County, Kentucky
• The Kentucky Headhunters, a country music/southern rock act that formed in Metcalfe County

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 36°59′N 85°38′W / 36.99°N 85.63°W / 36.99; -85.63