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Clark County, Kentucky







GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 661 Km&2 (255 Mi&2 ). 659 km&2 (254 mi&2) of it is land and 2 km&2 (1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.33% water.


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DEMOGRAPHICS


''As of'' the Census 2 of 2000, there were 33,144 people, 13,015 households, and 9,553 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 50/km&2 (130/mi&2). There were 13,749 housing units at an average density of 21/km&2 (54/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 93.60% White , 4.77% Black or African American , 0.17% Native American , 0.20% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.53% from Other Races , and 0.71% from two or more races. 1.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 13,015 households out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were Married Couples living together, 12.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 22.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% 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 24.80% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,946, and the median income for a family was $45,647. Males had a median income of $35,774 versus $24,298 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $19,170. 10.60% of the population and 8.40% of families were below the Poverty Line . 14.60% of those under the age of 18 and 11.70% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


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