Rowan County, Kentucky

Infobox U.S. County
county = Rowan County
state = Kentucky


founded year = 1856
founded date =
seat wl = Morehead
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 286
area_total_km2 = 741
area_land_sq_mi = 281
area_land_km2 = 727
area_water_sq_mi = 5
area_water_km2 = 14
area percentage = 1.90%
census yr = 2000
pop = 22094
density_sq_mi = 79
density_km2 = 30
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset = -4
footnotes =
web =
named for =

Rowan (pronEng|ɹoˈæn)Fact|date=January 2008 is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 22,094. Its county seat is MoreheadGR|6. The county was created in 1856 from adjacent counties originally part of Mason county, and named for John Rowan, who represented Kentucky in the U.S. House and Senate.

With regard to the sale of alcohol, it is classified as a moist county—a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited (a dry county), but containing a "wet" city, in this case Morehead, where package alcohol sales are allowed.cite web|url=http://www.abc.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/88403470-8A7E-410C-9816-8B520F7649C8/0/WetDryList.pdf |title=Wet & Dry Counties in Kentucky |publisher=Kentucky Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control |accessmonthday=March 21 |accessyear=2007 |format=PDF]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 286 square miles (741 km²), of which, 281 square miles (727 km²) of it is land and 5 square miles (14 km²) of it (1.90%) is water. Highest Point - "Limestone Knob" ~1409 ft.-AMSL

Adjacent counties

*Lewis County (north)
*Carter County (northeast)
*Elliott County (east)
*Morgan County (south)
*Menifee County (southwest)
*Bath County (west)
*Fleming County (northwest)

National protected area

* Daniel Boone National Forest (part)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1860= 2282
1870= 2991
1880= 4420
1890= 6129
1900= 8277
1910= 9438
1920= 9467
1930= 10893
1940= 12734
1950= 12708
1960= 12808
1970= 17010
1980= 19049
1990= 20353
2000= 22094
estimate=
estyear=
estref=
footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21205.txt

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 22,094 people, 7,927 households, and 5,215 families residing in the county. The population density was 79 people per square mile (30/km²). There were 8,985 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile (12/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.98% White, 1.56% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. 1.06% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,927 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.40% were married couples living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.20% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.

The age distribution was 20.30% under the age of 18, 23.50% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 20.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. Both the unusually large portion of the population in the 18-to-24 range and the relatively low median age are mainly because of the presence of Morehead State University. For every 100 females there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,055, and the median income for a family was $34,338. Males had a median income of $26,777 versus $20,104 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,888. About 15.90% of families and 21.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.80% of those under age 18 and 16.20% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Lakeview Heights
*Morehead
*Clearfield
*Farmers
*Elliotville
*Haldeman
*Sharkey

Local media

* [http://www.moreheadrowan.org/ Rowan County] - Official Site
* [http://www.themoreheadnews.com/ The Morehead News] - Local Paper
* [http://www.msuradio.com/ Morehead State Public Radio] - Morehead State University Radio
* [http://www.tv10morehead.com/ W10BM] LP TV
* [http://www.rowanreview.com/ Rowan Review] - Local Online News

ee also

References

http://abc.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/AA731626-9F43-4213-91BD-60F6FFBD451B/0/WetDryMap082008.pdf

External links

* [http://www.kentuckyhighlands.com/kh/counties/rowan_county.asp The Kentucky Highlands Project]