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HISTORY Braken county was organized in 1786 from parts of Mason and Campbell counties. It is named in honor of William Bracken, an early pioneer and surveyor in Kentucky. It was comprised of all the way to southern Nicholas County, north to the Ohio River, west to the Licking River and east to Dover, Kentucky. GEOGRAPHY According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 541 Km&2 (209 Mi&2 ). 526 km&2 (203 mi&2) of it is land and 15 km&2 (6 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 2.71% water. Adjacent counties
DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 8,279 people, 3,228 households, and 2,346 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 16/km&2 (41/mi&2). There were 3,715 housing units at an average density of 7/km&2 (18/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.48% White , 0.62% Black or African American , 0.25% Native American , 0.06% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 0.21% from Other Races , and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,228 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were Married Couples living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% 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 3.00. In the county the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $34,823, and the median income for a family was $40,469. Males had a median income of $31,503 versus $21,139 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $16,478. 10.80% of the population and 7.60% of families were below the Poverty Line . 10.50% of those under the age of 18 and 17.30% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS
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