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Carlisle County, Kentucky




  State Kentucky
  Founded Year 1886
  Seat Wl Bardwell
  Area Mi 199
  Area Km 515
  Area Land Mi 192
  Area Land Km 499
  Area Water Mi 7
  Area Water Km 17
  Area Percentage 329
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 5,351
  Density Mi 13
  Density Km 5
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6
  DST Offset -5
  Web carlislecountyorg
  Named For John G Carlisle , United States legislator (1877–1889)


Carlisle County is a County located in the U.S. State of Kentucky . It was formed in 1886. As of 2000 , the population is 5,351. Its County Seat is Bardwell, Kentucky 6 . The county is named for John Griffin Carlisle , a Speaker Of The United States House Of Representatives from Kentucky. Carlisle is a prohibition or Dry County .


GEOGRAPHY


According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 515 Km&2 (199 Mi&2 ). 499 km&2 (192 mi&2) of it is land and 17 km&2 (7 mi&2) of it (3.29%) is water.


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DEMOGRAPHICS


  1890 7612
  1900 10195
  1910 9048
  1920 8231
  1930 7363
  1940 7650
  1950 6206
  1960 5608
  1970 5354
  1980 5487
  1990 5238
  2000 5351
  Footnote http://ukccukyedu/~census/21039txt


As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 5,351 people, 2,208 households, and 1,574 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 11/km&2 (28/mi&2). There were 2,490 housing units at an average density of 5/km&2 (13/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.78% White , 0.95% Black or African American , 0.41% Native American , 0.07% Asian , 0.22% from Other Races , and 0.56% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,208 households out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were Married Couples living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.40% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 18.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,087, and the median income for a family was $33,433. Males had a median income of $29,523 versus $19,792 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $16,276. About 10.50% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 17.40% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.


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