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Anderson County, Kentucky




  State Kentucky
  Founded Year 1827
  Seat Wl Lawrenceburg
  Area Mi 204
  Area Km 529
  Area Land Mi 203
  Area Land Km 525
  Area Water Mi 2
  Area Water Km 4
  Area Percentage 079%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 19,111
  Density Mi 38
  Density Km 15
  Time Zone Eastern
  UTC Offset -5
  DST Offset -4
  Web wwwkyhometowncom/lawrenceburg
  Named For Richard Clough Anderson, Jr , Kentucky and United States Legislator (1817–1821)


Anderson County is a County located in the U.S. State of Kentucky . It was formed in 1827. As of 2000, the population was 19,111. Its County Seat is Lawrenceburg, Kentucky 6 . The county is named for Richard Clough Anderson, Jr. , a Kentucky Legislator , U.S. Congressman , and minister to Colombia .


GEOGRAPHY


According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 529 Km&2 (204 Mi&2 ). 525 km&2 (203 mi&2) of it is land and 4 km&2 (2 mi&2) of it (0.79%) is water.


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DEMOGRAPHICS


  1830 4520
  1840 5452
  1850 6260
  1860 7404
  1870 5449
  1880 9361
  1890 10610
  1900 10051
  1910 10146
  1920 9982
  1930 8494
  1940 8936
  1950 8984
  1960 8618
  1970 9358
  1980 12567
  1990 14571
  2000 19111
  Estimate 20885
  Estyear 2006
  Footnote http://ukccukyedu/~census/21005txt


As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 19,111 people, 7,320 households, and 5,526 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 36/km&2 (94/mi&2). There were 7,752 housing units at an average density of 15/km&2 (38/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.53% White , 2.35% Black or African American , 0.12% Native American , 0.12% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.17% from Other Races , and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,320 households out of which 37.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.80% were Married Couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.50% were non-families. 20.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% 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 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,433, and the median income for a family was $50,837. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $25,053 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $18,621. About 4.80% of families and 7.50% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 8.70% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over.


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