Lawrence County, Kentucky

Lawrence County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 15,569. Its is. The county is named for. It is the home of star. It is the birthplace of the late  and former Kentucky Governor. Lawrence County is one of 55 counties in Kentucky that is a, meaning the sale of is prohibited everywhere in the county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,088 (420 ). 1,085 km² (419 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.32%) is water.

Points of Interest
The bridge from Louisa, in eastern Lawrence County, to Fort Gay, W.Va. is something of a geographic and architectural oddity. The quarter-mile concrete span spans two forks of the Big Sandy River, connects two states and has a right turn at its halfway point, which connects traffic to the Point Section neighborhood of Louisa.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,569 people, 5,954 households, and 4,477 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (37/sq mi). There were 7,040 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.93%, 0.10% or , 0.28% , 0.07% , 0.01% , 0.05% from , and 0.56% from two or more races. 0.41% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,954 households out of which 35.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.30% were living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.80% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,610, and the median income for a family was $26,113. Males had a median income of $30,735 versus $19,174 for females. The for the county was $12,008. About 25.30% of families and 30.70% of the population were below the, including 40.00% of those under age 18 and 27.30% of those age 65 or over.