Knott County, Kentucky

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Knott County is a county located in Kentucky, in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 17649 as per the Census data. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 17385, It is the 64th largest county by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The county has a total area of 353.01 square miles (914.29 sq km), of which, 352.19 square miles (912.17 sq km) of it is land and 0.82 square miles (2.12 sq km) of it is water, it is the 46th largest by area in the U.S. state of Kentucky.


As of the census of 2000, there were 17649 people in the county, organized into 6717 households, and 4992 families living in the county. The population density was 50.1 people per square mile (19.34/kmē), it is the 71st most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. There were 7579 housing units at an average density of 21.5 per square mile (8.3/kmē). The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3. In the county the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 29% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 17385, The racial makeup of the county was 17065 White, 151 Black or African American, 21 American Indian, 29 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, and 118 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $20373, it is the 15th poorest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $24930, it is Kentucky's 16th poorest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $11297, making it the 11th lowest county by per capita income in Kentucky.

In 2000, 4684 pupils and students, of which 49.25% are male and 50.75% are female, 26.54% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.8% nursery or pri school, 6.32% kindergarten, 42.78% elementary school, 22.46% high school and 23.63% 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	Hindman City	Knott County	3.38	3.38	0	787	232.5	11637	14511
2	Pippa Passes City	Knott County	0.53	0.53	0	297	557.3	10780	36250

Year	Population
April 2000 census	17649
April 2000 Estimate	17649
July 2000 Estimate	17613
July 2001 Estimate	17500
July 2002 Estimate	17614
July 2003 Estimate	17505
July 2004 Estimate	17367
July 2005 Estimate	17435
July 2006 Estimate	17303
July 2007 Estimate	17259
July 2008 Estimate	17385

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	141	84	225
Kindergarten	180	116	296
Elementary school	1005	999	2004
High school	558	494	1052
College or graduate school	423	684	1107

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Knott County, Kentucky	$20373	$24930	$11297
Kentucky, United States	$33672	$40939	$18093
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587