Woodford County, Kentucky

Woodford County is a located in the heart of the  of the  of. As of 2000, the population was 23,208. Its is. The county is named for General, who was with General at.

Woodford County is home to, the  manufactured at the Labrot & Graham Distillery, which was established in 1812 and is the oldest Bourbon distillery in Kentucky.

Geography


According to the, the county has a total area of 497 (192 ). 494 km² (191 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.68%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (northwest)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 23,208 people, 8,893 households, and 6,643 families residing in the county. The was 47/km² (122/sq mi). There were 9,374 housing units at an average density of 19/km² (49/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.08%, 5.41% or , 0.13% , 0.31% , 0.01% , 1.13% from , and 0.93% from two or more races. 2.99% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,893 households out of which 35.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.30% were non-families. 21.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $49,491, and the median income for a family was $58,218. Males had a median income of $39,284 versus $27,972 for females. The for the county was $22,839. About 5.20% of families and 7.30% of the population were below the, including 8.00% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

 * , (1819-1892), born at "Airy Mount" in Woodford County, officer and


 * - Former commissioner of major league baseball


 * -Star Trek's Captain Kirk


 * Mike Gentry- former Arizona Cardinal


 * - Country Music Singer


 * Taylor Phillips-2006 American Junior Miss


 * Actor Sam Shepard


 * US Rep. Ben Chandler

Education

 * Huntertown Elementary
 * Northside Elementary
 * Southside Elementary
 * St. Leo's (Serves K-8/Private)
 * Southside Elementary
 * Woodford County Middle School
 * Woodford County Middle School