Elliott County, Kentucky

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


founded year = 1869
founded date =
seat wl = Sandy Hook
area_total_sq_mi = 235
area_total_km2 = 609
area_land_sq_mi = 234
area_land_km2 = 606
area_water_sq_mi = 1
area_water_km2 = 3
area percentage = 0.53%
census yr = 2000
pop = 6748
density_sq_mi = 29
density_km2 = 11
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset = -4
footnotes =
web =
named for = John Lisle Elliott or John Milton Elliott (1820–1885), legislators.

Elliott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1869. As of 2000, the population is 6,748. Its county seat is Sandy Hook, KentuckyGR|6. The county is named for John Milton Elliott, U.S. Congressman; Confederate Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Elliott County is one of 55 counties in the Kentucky that is a dry county, meaning the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited everywhere in the county.

It was formed on April 1st, 1869, from parts of Morgan, Lawrence, and Carter counties.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 235 square miles (609 km²), of which, 234 square miles (606 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 km²) of it (0.53%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Carter County (north)
*Lawrence County (east)
*Morgan County (south)
*Rowan County (west)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1870= 4433
1880= 6567
1890= 9214
1900= 10387
1910= 9814
1920= 8887
1930= 7571
1940= 8713
1950= 7085
1960= 6330
1970= 5933
1980= 6908
1990= 6455
2000= 6748
estimate=
estyear=
estref=
footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21063.txt

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 6,748 people, 2,638 households, and 1,925 families residing in the county. The population density was 29 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 3,107 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.04% White, 0.03% Black or African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.01% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,638 households out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 24.70% 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 2.54 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,014, and the median income for a family was $27,125. Males had a median income of $29,593 versus $20,339 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,067. About 20.80% of families and 25.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.50% of those under age 18 and 26.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Bruin
*Culver
*Gimlet
*Isonville
*Little Sandy
*Lytten
*Newfoundland
*Sandy Hook
*Stephens

References

External links

* [http://www.kentuckyhighlands.com/kh/counties/elliott_county.asp The Kentucky Highlands Project]