Everything about Hancock County Kentucky totally explained
Hancock County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Kentucky. It was formed in 1829. As of 2000, the population is 8,392. It is included in the
Owensboro, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its
county seat is
Hawesville. The county is named for
John Hancock. Hancock is a prohibition or
dry county.
Geography
Hancock County is part of the
Western Coal Fields region of
Kentucky. According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 199
square miles (515
km²), of which, 189 square miles (489 km²) of it's land and 10 square miles (26 km²) of it (5.09%) is water.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 8,392 people, 3,215 households, and 2,436 families residing in the county. The
population density was 44 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 3,600 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.97%
White, 0.85%
Black or
African American, 0.29%
Native American, 0.17%
Asian, 0.17% from
other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 3,215 households out of which 36.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.40% were
married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.20% were non-families. 21.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% 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 3.01.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,914, and the median income for a family was $42,994. Males had a median income of $35,294 versus $23,574 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $16,623. About 11.40% of families and 13.60% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 18.00% of those under age 18 and 15.80% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
Hawesville
LewisportFurther Information
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