Knott County, Kentucky

Knott County is a located in the  of. It was formed in 1884. As of, the population is 17,649. Its is. The county is named for, -. It is a prohibition or. It is also the home of Adam Banks, a Kappa Sigma at Morehead State Univeristy. Also this county has produced one of the most outstanding males to ever grace knott county with his presence. Jeffery (Jake) Hall and Adam Banks could possibly be 2 of the most dashing males to ever come from eastern kentucky. "Jake" is also believe to have one of the sexiest Fiance's to ever grace his presence. Her name is Alican Hope Jones.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 914 (353 ). 912 km² (352 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.23%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 17,649 people, 6,717 households, and 4,990 families residing in the county. The was 19/km² (50/sq mi). There were 7,579 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.27%, 0.73% or , 0.11% , 0.15% , 0.01% , 0.12% from , and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,717 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were living together, 12.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.70% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 10.80% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% 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 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $20,373, and the median income for a family was $24,930. Males had a median income of $29,471 versus $21,240 for females. The for the county was $11,297. About 26.20% of families and 31.10% of the population were below the, including 39.80% of those under age 18 and 23.10% of those age 65 or over.