Anderson County, Kentucky

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


founded year = 1827
founded date =
seat wl = Lawrenceburg
area_total_sq_mi = 204
area_total_km2 = 529
area_land_sq_mi = 203
area_land_km2 = 525
area_water_sq_mi = 2
area_water_km2 = 4
area percentage = 0.79%
census yr = 2000
pop = 19111
density_sq_mi = 38
density_km2 = 15
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset = -4
footnotes =
web = www.kyhometown.com/lawrenceburg
named for = Richard Clough Anderson, Jr., Kentucky and United States legislator (1817–1821)

Anderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1827. As of 2007, the population was 20,885. Its county seat is Lawrenceburg, KentuckyGR|6. The county is named for Richard Clough Anderson, Jr., a Kentucky Legislator, U.S. Congressman, and minister to Colombia.

Anderson County is part of the Frankfort Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 204 square miles (529 km²), of which, 203 square miles (525 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.79%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Franklin County (north)
*Woodford County (east)
*Mercer County (southeast)
*Washington County (south)
*Nelson County (southwest)
*Spencer County (west)
*Shelby County (northwest)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1830= 4520
1840= 5452
1850= 6260
1860= 7404
1870= 5449
1880= 9361
1890= 10610
1900= 10051
1910= 10146
1920= 9982
1930= 8494
1940= 8936
1950= 8984
1960= 8618
1970= 9358
1980= 12567
1990= 14571
2000= 19111
estimate= 20885
estyear= 2007
estref=
footnote= http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21005.txt

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 19,111 people, 7,320 households, and 5,526 families residing in the county. The population density was 94 people per square mile (36/km²). There were 7,752 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile (15/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.53% White, 2.35% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,320 households out of which 37.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.80% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.50% were non-families. 20.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,433, and the median income for a family was $50,837. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $25,053 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,621. About 4.80% of families and 7.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.70% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Glensboro
*Lawrenceburg

References