Union County, Kentucky

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Union County, Kentucky
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Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1811
Seat	Morganfield
Area - Total - Land - Water	363 sq mi (941 km²) 345 sq mi (894 km²) 18 sq mi (47 km²), 5.04%
Population - (2000) - Density	15,637 45/sq mi (17/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: www.ucky.org

Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1811. As of 2000, the population is 15,637. Its county seat is Morganfield^[1].

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 Union County School District
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Geography

Union 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 363 square miles (941 km²), of which, 345 square miles (894 km²) of it is land and 18 square miles (47 km²) of it (5.04%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Posey County, Indiana (north, across the Ohio River)
Henderson County (northeast)
Webster County (southeast)
Crittenden County (south)
Hardin County, Illinois (west, across the Ohio River)
Gallatin County, Illinois (northwest, across the Ohio River)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1820	3,470	—
1830	4,764	37.3%
1840	6,673	40.1%
1850	9,012	35.1%
1860	12,791	41.9%
1870	13,640	6.6%
1880	17,809	30.6%
1890	18,229	2.4%
1900	21,326	17.0%
1910	19,886	-6.8%
1920	18,040	-9.3%
1930	17,053	-5.5%
1940	17,411	2.1%
1950	14,893	-14.5%
1960	14,537	-2.4%
1970	15,882	9.3%
1980	17,821	12.2%
1990	16,557	-7.1%
2000	15,637	-5.6%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21225.txt

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 15,637 people, 5,710 households, and 4,082 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 6,234 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 85.04% White, 12.89% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. 1.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,710 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 13.80% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,018, and the median income for a family was $43,103. Males had a median income of $30,244 versus $20,817 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,465. About 9.30% of families and 17.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.30% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

Waverly
Sullivan

[edit] Union County School District

There are three public elementary schools in the county, which are located in Morganfield, Sturgis, and Uniontown. The county is served by one public middle school and one public high school. St. Ann School is the only private school in the county. It is located in Morganfield. They teach preschool, elementary, and middle school classes.