Marion County, Kentucky

Marion County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 18,212. Its is. The county is named for.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 898 (347 ). 897 km² (346 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.14%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 18,212 people, 6,613 households, and 4,754 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (53/sq mi). There were 7,277 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (21/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.17%, 9.12% or , 0.09% , 0.43% , 0.01% , 0.35% from , and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,613 households out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were living together, 13.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 102.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,387, and the median income for a family was $35,648. Males had a median income of $27,826 versus $20,699 for females. The for the county was $14,472. About 15.80% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the, including 21.80% of those under age 18 and 17.90% of those age 65 or over.