Mercer County, Kentucky

Mercer County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 20,817. Its is. The county is named for.

History
Pleasant Hill is the site of a former community. Mercer is a.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 656 (253 ). 650 km² (251 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.87%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,817 people, 8,423 households, and 6,039 families residing in the county. The was 32/km² (83/sq mi). There were 9,289 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (37/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.00%, 3.69% or , 0.21% , 0.47% , 0.03% , 0.63% from , and 0.96% from two or more races. 1.27% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,423 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,555, and the median income for a family was $43,121. Males had a median income of $33,657 versus $22,418 for females. The for the county was $17,972. About 10.00% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the, including 17.40% of those under age 18 and 12.00% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

 * , member of the and, also governor of Kentucky

Local Attractions

 * , a museum.