Gallatin County, Kentucky

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Gallatin County is a United States county located in the United States of Kentucky. The population of the county was 7870 as per the 2000 census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 8071, It is the 12th smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The county comprises an area of 104.67 miē (271.09 kmē), of which, 98.81 square miles (255.92 kmē) of it is land and 5.87 square miles (15.2 kmē) of it is water, it is the second smallest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 7870 people, 2902 households, and 2136 families residing in the county. The population density was 79.7 people per square mile (30.77/kmē), it is 43rd most densely populated county in Kentucky. There were 3362 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile (13.13/kmē). The average household size was 2.68 persons, and the average family size was 3.11 persons. In the county Age distribution was 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 8071, The racial makeup of the county was 96.34% White, 1.87% Black or African American, 0.31% American Indian, 0.33% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 1.14% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $36422, it is the 25th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The median income for a family in the county was $41136, making its Kentucky's 38th highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16416, it is the 49th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

In 2000, 1911 pupils and students, of which 992 are male and 919 are female, 24.28% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 126 nursery or pri school, 100 kindergarten, 1071 elementary school, 459 high school and 155 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Glencoe City	Gallatin County	0.28	0.28	0	251	909.7	16053	38750
2	Sparta City	Gallatin County, Owen County	5.55	5.55	0.01	230	41.5	16093	27083
3	Warsaw City	Gallatin County	1.51	0.97	0.54	1811	1868.3	15340	25179

Year	Population
April 2000 census	7870
April 2000 Estimate	7870
July 2000 Estimate	7884
July 2001 Estimate	7985
July 2002 Estimate	7834
July 2003 Estimate	7992
July 2004 Estimate	7979
July 2005 Estimate	8043
July 2006 Estimate	8037
July 2007 Estimate	8052
July 2008 Estimate	8071

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	76	50	126
Kindergarten	54	46	100
Elementary school	533	538	1071
High school	245	214	459
College or graduate school	84	71	155

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Gallatin County, Kentucky	$36422	$41136	$16416
Kentucky, United States	$33672	$40939	$18093
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587