Harrison County, Kentucky

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Harrison County, Kentucky
Map
Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1794
Seat	Cynthiana
Area - Total - Land - Water	310 sq mi (803 km²) 310 sq mi (802 km²) 0 sq mi (1 km²), 0.06%
Population - (2000) - Density	17,983 58/sq mi (22/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.harrisoncountyky.us
Named for: Colonel Benjamin Harrison, co-author of the Kentucky Constitution.

Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1794. As of 2000, the population is 17,983. Its county seat is Cynthiana^[1]. The county is named for Colonel Benjamin Harrison, an advocate for Kentucky statehood, framer of the Kentucky Constitution, and Kentucky legislator.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Geography

Harrison County Courthouse in Cynthiana

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 310 square miles (803 km²), of which, 310 square miles (802 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.06%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Pendleton County (north)
Bracken County & Robertson County (northeast)
Nicholas County & Bourbon County (southeast)
Scott County (southwest)
Grant County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1800	4,350	—
1810	7,752	78.2%
1820	12,278	58.4%
1830	13,234	7.8%
1840	12,472	−5.8%
1850	13,064	4.7%
1860	13,779	5.5%
1870	12,993	−5.7%
1880	16,504	27%
1890	16,914	2.5%
1900	18,570	9.8%
1910	16,873	−9.1%
1920	15,798	−6.4%
1930	14,859	−5.9%
1940	15,124	1.8%
1950	13,736	−9.2%
1960	13,704	−0.2%
1970	14,158	3.3%
1980	15,166	7.1%
1990	16,248	7.1%
2000	17,983	10.7%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21097.txt

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 17,983 people, 7,012 households, and 5,062 families residing in the county. The population density was 58 people per square mile (22/km²). There were 7,660 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.65% White, 2.52% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,012 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,210, and the median income for a family was $42,065. Males had a median income of $31,045 versus $23,268 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,478. About 9.40% of families and 12.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.80% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over.