Livingston County, Kentucky

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


founded year = 1799
founded date =
seat wl = Smithland
largest city wl = Salem
area_total_sq_mi = 342
area_total_km2 = 886
area_land_sq_mi = 316
area_land_km2 = 819
area_water_sq_mi = 26
area_water_km2 = 68
area percentage = 7.63%
census yr = 2000
pop = 9804
density_sq_mi = 31
density_km2 = 12
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.livingstonco.ky.gov
named for = Robert Livingston (1746–1813), one of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence

Livingston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population is 9,804. Its county seat is SmithlandGR|6. The county is named for Robert R. Livingston. It's a prohibition or dry county.

Livingston County is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 342 square miles (886 km²), of which, 316 square miles (819 km²) of it is land and 26 square miles (68 km²) of it (7.63%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Hardin County, Illinois (north, across the Ohio River)
*Crittenden County (northeast)
*Lyon County (southeast)
*Marshall County (south)
*McCracken County (southwest)
*Massac County, Illinois (west, across the Ohio River)
*Pope County, Illinois (northwest, across the Ohio River)

Major highways

*U.S. Route 60
*Interstate 24

Demographics

USCensusPop
1800= 2856
1810= 3674
1820= 5824
1830= 5971
1840= 9025
1850= 6578
1860= 7213
1870= 8200
1880= 9165
1890= 9474
1900= 11354
1910= 10627
1920= 9732
1930= 8608
1940= 9127
1950= 7184
1960= 7029
1970= 7596
1980= 9219
1990= 9062
2000= 9804
estimate=
estyear=
estref=
footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21139.txt

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 9,804 people, 3,996 households, and 2,893 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 4,772 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.49% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

There were 3,996 households out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.60% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.86.

The age distribution was 22.30% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,776, and the median income for a family was $39,486. Males had a median income of $33,633 versus $19,617 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,072. About 7.60% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.70% of those under age 18 and 15.80% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Census-designated place

*Ledbetter

ee also

*Dry counties

References

External links

* [http://www.livingstonco.ky.gov Livingston County Official Website]