Boyle County, Kentucky

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


founded year = 1842
founded date =
seat wl = Danville
area_total_sq_mi = 183
area_total_km2 = 474
area_land_sq_mi = 182
area_land_km2 = 471
area_water_sq_mi = 1
area_water_km2 = 3
area percentage = 0.6
census yr = 2000
pop = 27697
density_sq_mi = 152
density_km2 = 59
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset = -4
footnotes =
web = www.boyleky.com/
named for = John Boyle, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals (1810–1826)

Boyle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1842. As of 2000, the population was 27,697. Its estimated population as of 2007 was 28,664. Its county seat is Danville.GR|6 The county is named for John Boyle (1774-1835), Congressman, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, U.S. District Judge. The county is part of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 183 square miles (474 km²), of which, 182 square miles (471 km²) of it is land and 1 square mile (3 km²) of it (0.60%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Mercer County (north)
*Garrard County (east)
*Lincoln County (southeast)
*Casey County (south)
*Marion County (southwest)
*Washington County (northwest)

History

Boyle County was formed on February 15, 1842 from sections of Lincoln County and Mercer County. It is named for John Boyle, Congressman, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and U.S. District Judge.

During the American Civil War, the Battle of Perryville took place here on October 8, 1862, fought between the Confederate Army of the Mississippi and the Union Army of the Ohio. 7407 men fell in the battle.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1850= 9116
1860= 9304
1870= 9515
1880= 11930
1890= 12948
1900= 13817
1910= 14668
1920= 14998
1930= 16282
1940= 17075
1950= 20532
1960= 21257
1970= 21861
1980= 25066
1990= 25641
2000= 27697
estimate=28664
estyear=2007
estref=
footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21021.txt

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 27,697 people, 10,574 households, and 7,348 families residing in the county. The population density was 152 people per square mile (59/km²). There were 11,418 housing units at an average density of 63 per square mile (24/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.77% White, 9.68% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.

There were 10,574 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.70% were married couples living together, 12.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.70% under the age of 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,241, and the median income for a family was $42,699. Males had a median income of $33,411 versus $23,635 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,288. About 9.10% of families and 11.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.80% of those under age 18 and 12.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Danville
*Junction City
*Perryville
*Parksville
*Mitchellsburg

References

External links

* [http://www.boyleky.com/ Boyle County, KY]
* [http://ci.danville.ky.us City of Danville, KY]
* [http://www.danvillekentucky.com/ Danville-Boyle County Convention and Visitors Bureau]
* [http://danvilleboylechamber.com/ Danville, Boyle County Chamber of Commerce]