Calloway County, Kentucky

Calloway County is a located in the  of. It was formed in 1823. As of 2000, the population was 35,421. Its is. The county is named for, one of the founders of. It was created on 3 November 1822 from Hickman County.

Calloway County is a limited, meaning that sale of alcohol in the county is prohibited except by the drink in restaurants seating at least 100 diners in and at the Murray Golf Course.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,064 (411 ). 1,000 km² (386 sq mi) of it is land and 64 km² (25 sq mi) of it (5.97%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 34,177 people, 13,862 households, and 8,594 families residing in the county. The was 34/km² (88/sq mi). There were 16,069 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (42/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.48%, 3.56% or , 0.20% , 1.33% , 0.03% , 0.46% from , and 0.93% from two or more races. 1.38% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 13,862 households out of which 25.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.00% were non-families. 29.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.79.

The age distribution was 18.70% under the age of 18, 19.80% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. The relatively large 18-to-24 population is mostly due to the presence of. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,134, and the median income for a family was $39,914. Males had a median income of $31,184 versus $22,046 for females. The for the county was $16,566. About 9.80% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the, including 17.70% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * Stella
 * Coldwater
 * Almo
 * Dexter
 * Kirksey
 * New Concord
 * Kirksey
 * New Concord

Places of interest

 * Fort Heiman, part of

Notable Calloway Countians

 * Actor
 * Surgeon, civil rights leader, and entrepreneur
 * Cartoonist
 * Politician
 * Inventor
 * Politician
 * University of Kentucky Basketball, Hall of Fame
 * Actress