Allen County, Kentucky
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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, Kentucky6. The county is named for Colonel John Allen. Allen County is a prohibition or completely dry county.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 912 km² (352 mi²). 896 km² (346 mi²) of it is land and 15 km² (6 mi²) of it (1.68%) is water.
Adjacent counties
- Warren County northwest
- Barren County northeast
- Monroe County east
- Macon County, Tennessee southeast
- Sumner County, Tennessee southwest
- Simpson County west
Demographics
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2000 17,800 1990 14,628 1980 14,128 1970 12,598 1960 12,269 1950 13,787 1940 15,496 1930 15,180 1920 16,761 1910 14,882 1900 14,657 1890 13,692 1880 12,089 1870 10,296 1860 9,187 1850 8,742 1840 7,329 1830 6,485 1820 5,327
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As of the census2 of 2000, there were 17,800 people, 6,910 households, and 5,113 families residing in the county. The population density was 20/km² (51/mi²). There were 8,057 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (23/mi²). 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
- Halfway
- Holland
- New Roe
- Scottsville
See also
- Dry counties
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