Perry County, Kentucky
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Perry County, Kentucky
Address: PO Box 150, Hazard, KY 41702
Phone: 606-436-4614
Fax: 606-439-0557
In southeastern KY; established Nov 2, 1820 from Clay and Floyd counties. Name Origin: For Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819), U.S. naval officer during the War of 1812, famous for the message, "We have met the enemy and they are ours."
Area (sq mi): 342.64 (Land: 342.15 Water: 0.49). Pop per sq mi: 86.1.
Pop 2005: 29,452. State Rank: 37. Pop changes: 2000-2005: +0.2%; 1990-2000: -2.9%. Pop 2000: 29,390 (White: 96.9%; Black: 1.6%; Hispanic or Latino: 0.5%; Asian: 0.5%; Other: 0.5%) Foreign born: 0.6%. Median age: 36.3.
Income 2000: per capita $12,224; median household $22,089; Pop below poverty: 29.1%.
Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $19,006-$21,062.
Unemployment 2004: 7.6%. Unemployment 2000: 6.1%; Change from 2000: +1.5%. Median travel time to work: 23.2 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 11.1%.
Cities with pop over 10,000: None
State: Kentucky
| Perry County, Indiana, Perry County, Illinois | |
| Perry County, Mississippi, Perry County, Missouri |
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Perry County, Kentucky
| Perry County, Kentucky | |
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Hazard City Hall in Hazard, Kentucky
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 Location in the state of Kentucky |
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 Kentucky's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1821 |
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| Seat | Hazard |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
342.64 sq mi (887 km²) 342.15 sq mi (886 km²) 0.49 sq mi (1 km²), 0.14% |
| Population - (2010) - Density |
28,712 86/sq mi (33/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www.perrycounty.ky.gov |
Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2010, the population was 28,712. Its county seat is Hazard[1]. The county is named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, a naval hero in the War of 1812.
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Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 342.64 square miles (887.4 km2), of which 342.15 square miles (886.2 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.49 square miles (1.3 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.[2]
Adjacent counties
- Breathitt County (north)
- Knott County (northeast)
- Letcher County (southeast)
- Harlan County (south)
- Leslie County (west)
- Clay County & Owsley County (northwest)
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1830 | 3,330 |
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| 1840 | 3,089 | −7.2% | |
| 1850 | 3,092 | 0.1% | |
| 1860 | 3,950 | 27.7% | |
| 1870 | 4,274 | 8.2% | |
| 1880 | 5,607 | 31.2% | |
| 1890 | 6,331 | 12.9% | |
| 1900 | 8,276 | 30.7% | |
| 1910 | 11,255 | 36.0% | |
| 1920 | 26,042 | 131.4% | |
| 1930 | 42,186 | 62.0% | |
| 1940 | 47,828 | 13.4% | |
| 1950 | 46,566 | −2.6% | |
| 1960 | 34,961 | −24.9% | |
| 1970 | 26,259 | −24.9% | |
| 1980 | 33,763 | 28.6% | |
| 1990 | 30,283 | −10.3% | |
| 2000 | 29,390 | −2.9% | |
| 2010 | 28,712 | −2.3% | |
| http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21193.txt | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 29,390 people, 11,460 households, and 8,491 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 per square mile (33 /km2). There were 12,741 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile (14 /km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.34% White, 1.64% Black or African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 11,460 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were married couples living together, 13.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $22,089, and the median income for a family was $26,718. Males had a median income of $31,702 versus $20,502 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,224. About 26.10% of families and 29.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.00% of those under age 18 and 20.60% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
- Buckhorn
- Cornettsville
- Hazard
- Vicco
- Saul
- Ary, Kentucky
- Viper, Kentucky
Schools
Public
The county has two school districts:
Perry County Schools
This district covers the entire county except for the city of Hazard.
- A.B. Combs Elementary School
- Big Creek Elementary School
- Buckhorn Elementary School
- Buckhorn High School
- Chavies Elementary School
- Dennis C. Wooton Elementary School
- Leatherwood Elementary School
- Lost Creek Elementary School
- Perry County Central High School
- Robinson Elementary School
- R.W. Combs Elementary School
- Viper Elementary School
- Willard Elementary School
Hazard Independent Schools
This district essentially encompasses the city of Hazard. See this link for a more accurate map of the Hazard district boundary.
Private
- Wabaco Christian Academy
- Hazard Christian Academy
Media
Television
WKHA-TV, a satellite station of Kentucky Educational Television
Radio
WEKH, a satellite station of WEKU
Newspapers
See also
References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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