Hart County, Kentucky

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Hart County, Kentucky
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Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1819
Seat	Munfordville
Largest city	Horse Cave
Area - Total - Land - Water	418 sq mi (1,082 km²) 416 sq mi (1,077 km²) 2 sq mi (5 km²), 0.47%
Population - (2000) - Density	17,445 42/sq mi (16/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: www.hartcountyky.org
Named for: Nathaniel G. T. Hart (1784–1813), lawyer captured at the Battle of River Raisin.

Hart County is a county located in the U.S. state — or, more correctly, "Commonwealth" — of Kentucky. It was formed in 1819. As of 2000, the population is 17,445. Its county seat is Munfordville^[1]. The county is named for Captain Nathaniel G.T. Hart, a Kentucky Militia officer in the War of 1812 honored after the Battle of River Raisin. Hart County is a prohibition or dry county.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
- 1.2 National protected area
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 Mammoth Cave National Park
5 See also
6 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 418 square miles (1,082 km²), of which, 416 square miles (1,077 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.47%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Hardin County (north)
LaRue County (northeast)
Green County (east)
Metcalfe County (southeast)
Barren County (south)
Edmonson County (southwest)
Grayson County (northwest)

[edit] National protected area

Mammoth Cave National Park (part)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1820	4,184	—
1830	5,191	24.1%
1840	7,031	35.4%
1850	9,093	29.3%
1860	10,348	13.8%
1870	13,687	32.299%
1880	17,133	25.2%
1890	16,439	−4.1%
1900	18,390	11.9%
1910	18,173	−1.2%
1920	18,544	2%
1930	16,169	−12.8%
1940	17,239	6.6%
1950	15,321	−11.1%
1960	14,119	−7.8%
1970	13,980	−1%
1980	15,402	10.2%
1990	14,890	−3.3%
2000	17,445	17.2%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21099.txt

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 17,445 people, 6,769 households, and 4,812 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 8,045 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.58% White, 6.20% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,769 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,378, and the median income for a family was $31,746. Males had a median income of $26,994 versus $19,418 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,495. About 18.60% of families and 22.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.40% of those under age 18 and 22.00% of those age 65 or over.