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Estill County
	Estill County, Kentucky
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kentucky
	; Kentucky's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1808
Seat	Irvine
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 256 sq mi (663 km²); 254 sq mi (658 km²); 2 sq mi (5 km²), 0.69%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 15,307; 60/sq mi (23/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
	Website: www.estillcountyky.net
	Named for: James Estill (1750–1782), military captain killed at the Battle of Little Mountain.
	Estill County courthouse in Irvine, Kentucky

Estill County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1808. As of 2000, the population was 15,307. Its county seat is Irvine, Kentucky^[1]. Formed in 1808, the county is named after Captain James Estill, a Kentucky militia officer killed in the Battle of Little Mountain during the American Revolutionary War. It is a prohibition or dry county.

In 2008, Estill County welcomed the Estill County Bicentennial that included a yearlong celebration of themed months showcasing 200 years of history, importance and the viability of Estill County and its Twin Cities of Irvine & Ravenna. Both cities sit along the Kentucky River. Ravenna is home to CSX Transportation and the historic Fitchburg & Cottage Furnaces and conducted the Ravenna Railroad Festival in August 2008. Irvine is home to the manufacturing headquarters of Carhartt, Inc. and annually hosts the Mountain Mushroom Festival over last weekend of April.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 256 square miles (663 km²), of which 254 square miles (658 km²) is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km²) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Clark County (north)
Powell County (northeast)
Lee County (southeast)
Jackson County (south)
Madison County (west)

[edit] National protected area

Daniel Boone National Forest (part)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1810	2,082	—
1820	3,507	68.4%
1830	4,618	31.7%
1840	5,535	19.9%
1850	5,985	8.1%
1860	6,886	15.1%
1870	9,198	33.6%
1880	9,860	7.2%
1890	10,836	9.9%
1900	11,669	7.7%
1910	12,273	5.2%
1920	15,569	26.9%
1930	17,079	9.7%
1940	17,978	5.3%
1950	14,677	−18.4%
1960	12,466	−15.1%
1970	12,752	2.3%
1980	14,495	13.7%
1990	14,614	0.8%
2000	15,307	4.7%
Est. 2008	14,948	−2.3%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21065.txt

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 15,307 people, 6,108 households, and 4,434 families residing in the county. The population density was 60 per square mile (23 /km²). There were 6,824 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile (10 /km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.07% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,108 households out of which 32.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were married couples living together, 12.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,318, and the median income for a family was $27,284. Males had a median income of $29,254 versus $18,849 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,285. About 22.50% of families and 26.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.30% of those under age 18 and 21.50% of those age 65 or over.