Barren County, Kentucky

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Barren County, Kentucky
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Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the USA
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Founded	1799
Seat	Glasgow
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	500 sq mi (1,295 km²) 491 sq mi (1,272 km²) 9 sq mi (23 km²), 1.79%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	38,033 78/sq mi (30/km²)
Time zone	Central : UTC-6/-5
Website: www.barrencounty.com
Named for: The Barrens, a region of grassland in Kentucky.

For the progressive bluegrass album see Barren County (album)

Barren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1799. As of 2000, the population was 38,033. Its county seat is Glasgow, Kentucky. Barren is a prohibition or dry county with the exception of Cave City, which voted in 2005 to become "moist" (selling only liquor by the drink in restaurants).^[1]

In 2007 Barren County was named the "Best Place to Live in Rural America" by Progressive Farmer Magazine.^[2]

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

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,295 km² (500 mi²). 1,272 km² (491 mi²) of it is land and 23 km² (9 mi²) of it (1.79%) is water.

Barren River Lake is located in the southern part of the county, forming part of its boundary with Allen County. Barren River Lake State Resort Park is located primarily within Barren County, along the lake's shoreline.

[edit] Adjacent counties

• Hart County (north)
• Metcalfe County (east)
• Monroe County (southeast)
• Allen County (southwest)
• Warren County (west)
• Edmonson County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1800	4,784		–
1810	11,286		135.9%
1820	10,328		-8.5%
1830	15,079		46.0%
1840	17,288		14.6%
1850	20,240		17.1%
1860	16,665		-17.7%
1870	17,780		6.7%
1880	22,321		25.5%
1890	21,490		-3.7%
1900	23,197		7.9%
1910	25,293		9.0%
1920	25,356		0.2%
1930	25,844		1.9%
1940	27,559		6.6%
1950	28,461		3.3%
1960	28,303		-0.6%
1970	28,677		1.3%
1980	34,009		18.6%
1990	34,001		-0.0%
2000	38,033		11.9%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21009.txt

As of the census² of 2000, there were 38,033 people, 15,346 households, and 10,941 families residing in the county. The population density was 30/km² (78/mi²). There were 17,095 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (35/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.30% White, 4.09% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 15,346 households out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,240, and the median income for a family was $37,231. Males had a median income of $29,860 versus $21,208 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,816. About 11.80% of families and 15.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.30% of those under age 18 and 19.10% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Cave City
• Eighty Eight
• Glasgow
• Hiseville
• Park City

[edit] See also

• Dry county

[edit] References