Owen County, Kentucky

Owen County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 10,547. Its is. The county is named for Abraham Owen. It is a prohibition or, with the exception of a winery (Elk Creek Vineyards) that is authorized to sell its product to the public.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 917 (354 ). 912 km² (352 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.57%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,547 people, 4,086 households, and 2,995 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (30/sq mi). There were 5,345 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.03%, 1.13% or , 0.27% , 0.23% , 0.02% , 0.46% from , and 0.85% from two or more races. 1.00% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,086 households out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00.

The age distribution was 25.50% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,310, and the median income for a family was $38,844. Males had a median income of $29,329 versus $21,426 for females. The for the county was $15,521. About 12.10% of families and 15.50% of the population were below the, including 17.10% of those under age 18 and 19.90% of those age 65 or over.