Everything about Harrison County Ky totally explained
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. The county is named for
Colonel Benjamin Harrison, an advocate for Kentucky
statehood, framer of the Kentucky Constitution, and Kentucky legislator.
Geography
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's land and 0 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.06%) is water.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census 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.
Cities and towns
Berry
Corinth
Cynthiana
LeesburgFurther Information
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