Bath County, Kentucky

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


founded year = 1811
founded date =
seat wl = Owingsville
area_total_sq_mi = 284
area_total_km2 = 735
area_land_sq_mi = 279
area_land_km2 = 724
area_water_sq_mi = 4
area_water_km2 = 12
area percentage = 1.58%
census yr = 2000
pop = 11085
density_sq_mi = 18
density_km2 = 7
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset = -4
footnotes =
web = owingsville.com
named for = Medicinal springs located within the county.

Bath County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1811. As of 2000, the population is 11,085. Its county seat is Owingsville, Kentucky. Bath is a prohibition or dry county.GR|6.

Bath County is part of the Mount Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 284 square miles (735 km²), of which, 279 square miles (724 km²) of it is land and 4 square miles (12 km²) of it (1.58%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Fleming County (north)
*Rowan County (east)
*Menifee County (southeast)
*Montgomery County (southwest)
*Bourbon County (west)
*Nicholas County (northwest)

National protected area

* Daniel Boone National Forest (part)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1820= 7961
1830= 8799
1840= 9763
1850= 12115
1860= 12113
1870= 10145
1880= 11982
1890= 12813
1900= 14734
1910= 13988
1920= 11996
1930= 11075
1940= 11451
1950= 10410
1960= 9114
1970= 9235
1980= 10025
1990= 9692
2000= 11085
estimate=
estyear=
estref=
footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21011.txt

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 11,085 people, 4,445 households, and 3,195 families residing in the county. The population density was 40 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 4,994 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.87% White, 1.85% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.02% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,445 households out of which 32.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% 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 24.20% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,018, and the median income for a family was $31,758. Males had a median income of $27,786 versus $20,986 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,326. About 16.40% of families and 21.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.60% of those under age 18 and 21.20% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Owingsville
*Salt Lick
*Sharpsburg

ee also

*Dry counties

References

External links

* [http://www.kentuckyhighlands.com/kh/counties/bath_county.asp The Kentucky Highlands Project]
* [http://www.bathcounty.ky.gov/about.htm About Bath County]