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Knox County
	Knox County, Kentucky
	; Location in the state of Kentucky
	; Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Seat	Barbourville
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 388 sq mi (1,005 km²); 388 sq mi (1,005 km²); 0 sq mi (0 km²), 0.01%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 31,795; 82/sq mi (32/km²)
Founded	1800
Named for	Henry Knox, United States Secretary of War (1785–1794).
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
	Knox County courthouse in Barbourville, Kentucky
Website	www.knoxcountyky.com

Knox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 31,795. Its county seat is Barbourville^[1]. The county is named for General Henry Knox. It is a prohibition or dry county, with the limited exception of restaurants that seat at least 100, derive at least 70% of total sales from food, and are located in the portion of the city of Corbin that lies within Knox County. It is one of the few coal-producing counties in Kentucky not to experience massive population loss.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 388 square miles (1,005 km²), essentially all of which is land.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Clay County (northeast)
Bell County (southeast)
Whitley County (southwest)
Laurel County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1810	5,875	—
1820	3,661	−37.7%
1830	4,315	17.9%
1840	5,722	32.6%
1850	7,050	23.2%
1860	7,707	9.3%
1870	8,294	7.6%
1880	10,587	27.6%
1890	13,762	30.0%
1900	17,372	26.2%
1910	22,116	27.3%
1920	24,172	9.3%
1930	26,266	8.7%
1940	31,029	18.1%
1950	30,409	−2.0%
1960	25,258	−16.9%
1970	23,689	−6.2%
1980	30,239	27.6%
1990	29,676	−1.9%
2000	31,795	7.1%
Est. 2007	32,528	2.3%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21121.txt

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 31,795 people, 12,416 households, and 8,939 families residing in the county. The population density was 82 per square mile (32 /km²). There were 13,999 housing units at an average density of 36 per square mile (14 /km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.84% White, 0.82% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 12,416 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.30% were married couples living together, 13.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $18,294, and the median income for a family was $23,136. Males had a median income of $24,833 versus $18,390 for females. The per capita income for the county was $10,660. About 29.60% of families and 34.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.40% of those under age 18 and 28.90% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] Education

[edit] K-12

Three public school districts serve the county:

Knox County Public Schools
- Serves the entire county except for the cities of Barbourville and Corbin.
Barbourville Independent School District
- Serves the city of Barbourville at a single campus with elementary and high school sections.
Corbin Independent School District
- Serves the entire city of Corbin, making it one of the few districts in Kentucky whose boundaries cross county lines.