Allen County, Kentucky

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


founded year = 1815
founded date =
seat wl = Scottsville
area_total_sq_mi = 352
area_total_km2 = 912
area_land_sq_mi = 346
area_land_km2 = 896
area_water_sq_mi = 6
area_water_km2 = 15
area percentage = 1.68%
census yr = 2000
pop = 17800
density_sq_mi = 23
density_km2 = 9
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.allencountykentucky.com
named for = John Allen (1771–1813), soldier in the War of 1812.

Allen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1815. As of 2000, the population is 17,800. Its county seat is Scottsville, KentuckyGR|6. The county is named for Colonel John Allen. Allen County is a prohibition or completely dry county. Allen County was formed in 1815 from Barren and Warren Counties.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 352 square miles (912 km²), of which, 346 square miles (896 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (15 km²) of it (1.68%) is water. The county judge executive is Bobby Young. The county court clerk is Beverly Calvert. The county treasurer is Melba Patrick. The county jailer is Larry Piper. Five magistrates represent the county and they are Danny Rutherford, Dennis Harper, Ricky Cooksey, Gary Horne, Roman Perry Jr.

Adjacent counties

*Warren County northwest
*Barren County northeast
*Monroe County east
*Macon County, Tennessee southeast
*Sumner County, Tennessee southwest
*Simpson County west

Demographics

USCensusPop
1820= 5327
1830= 6485
1840= 7329
1850= 8742
1860= 9187
1870= 10296
1880= 12089
1890= 13692
1900= 14657
1910= 14882
1920= 16761
1930= 15180
1940= 15496
1950= 13787
1960= 12269
1970= 12598
1980= 14128
1990= 14628
2000= 17800
estimate= 18788
estyear= 2006
estref=
footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21003.txt

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 17,800 people, 6,910 households, and 5,113 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile (20/km²). There were 8,057 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.62% White, 1.07% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 0.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,910 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.00% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,238, and the median income for a family was $36,815. Males had a median income of $27,587 versus $22,659 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,506. About 13.20% of families and 17.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.40% of those under age 18 and 20.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Adolphus
*Amos
*Halfway
*Holland
*New Roe
*Scottsville

ee also

References