Campbell County, Kentucky

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


founded year = 1795
founded date =
seat = Alexandria, and Newport
largest city wl = Newport
area_total_sq_mi = 159
area_total_km2 = 413
area_land_sq_mi = 152
area_land_km2 = 393
area_water_sq_mi = 8
area_water_km2 = 20
area percentage = 4.94%
census yr = 2000
pop = 88616
density_sq_mi = 585
density_km2 = 226
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset = -4
footnotes =
web = www.campbellcounty.ky.gov
named for = Colonel John Campbell (1735–1799), Revolutionary War soldier.

Campbell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1795. As of 2000, the population was 88,616. Its county seats are Newport, Kentucky, and Alexandria, Kentucky. [ [http://www.thinkkentucky.com/edis/deskbook/files/landarea.pdf Kentucky Land Area and County Seats: 2000] at Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development.] The county is named for Colonel John Campbell (1735–1799), Revolutionary War soldier.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 159 square miles (413 km²), of which, 152 square miles (393 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (20 km²) of it (4.94%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Hamilton County, Ohio (north, across the Ohio River)
*Clermont County, Ohio (east, across the Ohio River)
*Pendleton County (south)
*Kenton County (west)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1800= 1903
1810= 3473
1820= 7022
1830= 9883
1840= 5214
1850= 13127
1860= 20909
1870= 27406
1880= 37440
1890= 44208
1900= 54223
1910= 59369
1920= 61868
1930= 73391
1940= 71918
1950= 76196
1960= 86803
1970= 88704
1980= 83317
1990= 83866
2000= 88616
estimate=86858
estyear=2007
estref=
footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21037.txt

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 88,616 people, 34,742 households, and 23,103 families residing in the county. The population density was 585 people per square mile (226/km²). There were 36,898 housing units at an average density of 244 per square mile (94/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.64% White, 1.57% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. This number has decreased to about 0.2% based on a 2006 Census Estimate by the United States Census Bureau.

There were 34,742 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.30% were married couples living together, 12.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% 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 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,903, and the median income for a family was $51,481. Males had a median income of $37,931 versus $27,646 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,637. About 7.30% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 7.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

ee also

References

External links

* [http://www.campbellcounty.ky.gov/ Campbell County government's website]
* [http://www.cc-pl.org Campbell County Public Library]
* [http://www.campbellcountysar.com/ Campbell County Search & Rescue]
* [http://www.nkyviews.com/campbell/campbell_main.htm Historical Images and Texts of Campbell County]