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Boyle County
	Boyle County, Kentucky
	; Location in the state of Kentucky
	; Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Seat	Danville
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 183 sq mi (474 km²); 182 sq mi (471 km²); 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.6
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 27,697; 152/sq mi (59/km²)
Founded	1842
Named for	John Boyle, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals (1810–1826)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
	Boyle County Courthouse in Danville, Kentucky
Website	www.boyleky.com/

Boyle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1842. As of 2000, the population was 27,697. Its estimated population as of 2008 was 28,993.^[1] Its county seat is Danville.^[2] The county is named for John Boyle (1774-1835), Congressman, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, U.S. District Judge. The county is part of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 183 square miles (474 km²), of which 182 square miles (471 km²) is land and 1 square mile (2.6 km²) is water.

Adjacent counties

Mercer County (north)
Garrard County (east)
Lincoln County (southeast)
Casey County (south)
Marion County (southwest)
Washington County (northwest)

Cities and towns

Highways

[edit] History

Boyle County was formed on February 15, 1842 from sections of Lincoln County and Mercer County. It is named for John Boyle, Congressman, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and U.S. District Judge.

During the American Civil War, the Battle of Perryville took place here on October 8, 1862, fought between the Confederate Army of the Mississippi and the Union Army of the Ohio. 7407 men fell in the battle.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	9,116	—
1860	9,304	2.1%
1870	9,515	2.3%
1880	11,930	25.4%
1890	12,948	8.5%
1900	13,817	6.7%
1910	14,668	6.2%
1920	14,998	2.2%
1930	16,282	8.6%
1940	17,075	4.9%
1950	20,532	20.2%
1960	21,257	3.5%
1970	21,861	2.8%
1980	25,066	14.7%
1990	25,641	2.3%
2000	27,697	8.0%
Est. 2008	28,993	4.7%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21021.txt

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 27,697 people, 10,574 households, and 7,348 families residing in the county. The population density was 152 per square mile (59 /km²). There were 11,418 housing units at an average density of 63 per square mile (24 /km²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.77% White, 9.68% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.65% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.

There were 10,574 households, of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.70% were married couples living together, 12.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.87.

By age, 22.70% of the population was under 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% were 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was US $35,241, and the median income for a family was $42,699. Males had a median income of $33,411 versus $23,635 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,288. About 9.10% of families and 11.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.80% of those under age 18 and 12.10% of those age 65 or over.