Lincoln County, Kentucky

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


founded year = 1780
founded date =
seat wl = Stanford
area_total_sq_mi = 336
area_total_km2 = 871
area_land_sq_mi = 336
area_land_km2 = 871
area_water_sq_mi = 0
area_water_km2 = 1
area percentage = 0.06%
census yr = 2000
pop = 23361
density_sq_mi = 70
density_km2 = 27
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset = -4
footnotes =
web = www.lincolnky.com
named for = Benjamin Lincoln (1733–1810), American Revolutionary War general.

Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 23,361. Its county seat is StanfordGR|6. Lincoln is a prohibition or dry county.

Lincoln County is part of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Lincoln County, organized in 1780, was one of the first three counties formed out of the original Kentucky County, which was still part of Virginia at the time (the other two being Fayette and Jefferson). The county is named for the American Revolutionary War General Benjamin Lincoln. A common misconception is that Lincoln County was named for President Abraham Lincoln, but it was named 29 years before his birth.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 336 square miles (871 km²), of which, 336 square miles (871 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.06%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Boyle County (northwest)
*Garrard County (northeast)
*Rockcastle County (east)
*Pulaski County (south)
*Casey County (west)

Lincoln county is located in south-central Kentucky in the southern part of the ring of Knobs around the Bluegrass. It includes the headwaters of the Green River.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1790= 6548
1800= 8621
1810= 8676
1820= 9979
1830= 11002
1840= 10187
1850= 10093
1860= 10647
1870= 10947
1880= 15080
1890= 15962
1900= 17059
1910= 17897
1920= 16481
1930= 17687
1940= 19859
1950= 18668
1960= 16503
1970= 16663
1980= 19053
1990= 20045
2000= 23361
estimate= 25361
estyear= 2006
estref=
footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21137.txt

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 23,361 people, 9,206 households, and 6,729 families residing in the county. The population density was 70 people per square mile (27/km²). There were 10,127 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile (12/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.12% White, 2.53% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 9,206 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,542, and the median income for a family was $32,284. Males had a median income of $26,395 versus $20,517 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,602. About 16.40% of families and 21.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.10% of those under age 18 and 22.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

ee also

*Dry counties

References

External links

* [http://www.lincolnky.com/ Lincoln County Kentucky Web Site]
* [http://www.kentuckyhighlands.com/kh/counties/lincoln_county.asp The Kentucky Highlands Project]