Trigg County, Kentucky
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Trigg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1820. As of 2000, the population is 12,597. Its county seat is Cadiz6. The county is named for Stephen Trigg, a frontier officer in the American Revolutionary War who died in the Battle of Blue Licks. Trigg is a prohibition or dry county.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,246 km² (481 mi²). 1,148 km² (443 mi²) of it is land and 98 km² (38 mi²) of it (7.90%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Lyon County (north)
- Caldwell County (northeast)
- Christian County (east)
- Stewart County, Tennessee (south)
- Calloway County (southwest)
- Marshall County (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
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2000 12,597 |
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As of the census2 of 2000, there were 12,597 people, 5,215 households, and 3,765 families residing in the county. The population density was 11/km² (28/mi²). There were 6,698 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.34% White, 9.79% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 5,215 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 25.00% 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 2.39 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,002, and the median income for a family was $40,886. Males had a median income of $31,158 versus $22,081 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,184. About 8.80% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.20% of those under age 18 and 14.70% of those age 65 or over.
