Leslie County, Kentucky

Leslie County is a county located in Kentucky, in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 12401 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 11639, making it Kentucky's 29th smallest county. The county extends throughout a territory of 404.36 mi˛ (1047.29 square kilometre ), of which, 404.03 square miles (1046.43 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.33 square miles (0.85 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Kentucky's 34th largest county by total area.

Leslie County Kentucky
Map of Leslie County, Kentucky

As of the census of 2000, there were 12401 people, 4885 households, and 3668 families residing in the county. The population density was 30.7 people per square mile (11.85/km˛), it is Kentucky's 12th least densely populated county. There were 5502 housing units at an average density of 13.6 per square mile (5.25/km˛). The average household size was 2.52 persons, and the average family size was 2.94 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. Its population was estimated at 11639 in July 2008, The racial makeup of the county was 99.07% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian, 0.13% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.58% from two or more races.

Leslie County Kentucky Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Leslie County Kentucky School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Leslie County Kentucky GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $18546, it is the sixth poorest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $22225, it is the fourth lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The per capita income for the county was $10429, it is Kentucky's fourth poorest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 2862 pupils and students, of which 52.13% are male and 47.87% are female, 23.08% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.04% nursery or pri school, 5.1% kindergarten, 50.17% elementary school, 26.73% high school and 11.95% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Hyden CityLeslie County0.80.802042561396626429
YearPopulation
April 2000 census12401
April 2000 Estimate12401
July 2000 Estimate12370
July 2001 Estimate12200
July 2002 Estimate12190
July 2003 Estimate12051
July 2004 Estimate11878
July 2005 Estimate11871
July 2006 Estimate11774
July 2007 Estimate11747
July 2008 Estimate11639
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school12251173
Kindergarten4997146
Elementary school7676691436
High school407358765
College or graduate school147195342
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Leslie County, Kentucky$18546$22225$10429
Kentucky, United States$33672$40939$18093
United States$41994$50046$21587