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GEOGRAPHY Morehead is located at 38°11'1" North, 83°26'28" West (38.183500, -83.441144). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 24.0 Km&2 (9.3 Mi&2 ). 23.9 km&2 (9.2 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.43% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 5,914 people, 2,114 households, and 1,101 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 247.4/km&2 (640.8/mi&2). There were 2,347 housing units at an average density of 98.2/km&2 (254.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.25% White , 2.57% African American , 0.15% Native American , 1.52% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.12% from Other Races , and 1.37% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,114 households out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were Married Couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.9% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.81. The age distribution, strongly influenced by Morehead State University , is: 15.5% under the age of 18, 34.6% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $24,014, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $23,950 versus $19,455 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $13,415. 26.0% of the population and 16.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 19.8% of those under the age of 18 and 15.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS
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