Hancock County, Kentucky

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


founded year = 1829
founded date =
seat wl = Hawesville
largest city wl = Lewisport
area_total_sq_mi = 199
area_total_km2 = 515
area_land_sq_mi = 189
area_land_km2 = 489
area_water_sq_mi = 10
area_water_km2 = 26
area percentage = 5.09%
census yr = 2000
pop = 8392
density_sq_mi = 44
density_km2 = 17
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.hancockcounty-ky.com
named for = John Hancock (1737–1793), signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.

Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1829. As of 2000, the population was 8,392. It is included in the Owensboro, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is HawesvilleGR|6. The county is named for John Hancock. Hancock is a prohibition or dry county.

Geography

Hancock County is part of the Western Coal Fields region of Kentucky. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 199 square miles (515 km²), of which, 189 square miles (489 km²) of it is land and 10 square miles (26 km²) of it (5.09%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Spencer County, Indiana (northwest, across the Ohio River)
*Perry County, Indiana (northeast, across the Ohio River)
*Breckinridge County (southeast)
*Ohio County (south)
*Daviess County (west)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1830= 1515
1840= 2581
1850= 3853
1860= 6213
1870= 6591
1880= 8563
1890= 9214
1900= 8914
1910= 8512
1920= 6945
1930= 6147
1940= 6807
1950= 6009
1960= 5330
1970= 7080
1980= 7742
1990= 7864
2000= 8392
estimate=8636
estyear=2007
estref=
footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21091.txt

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 8,392 people, 3,215 households, and 2,436 families residing in the county. The population density was 44 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 3,600 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.97% White, 0.85% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,215 households out of which 36.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.40% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.20% were non-families. 21.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,914, and the median income for a family was $42,994. Males had a median income of $35,294 versus $23,574 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,623. About 11.40% of families and 13.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.00% of those under age 18 and 15.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Hawesville
*Lewisport

ee also

*Dry counties

References

External links

* [http://www.hancockcounty-ky.com/ Hancock's Chamber of Commerce website]