Morgan County, Kentucky

Morgan County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 13,948. Its is. The county is named for.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 994 (384 ). 987 km² (381 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.64%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,948 people, 4,752 households, and 3,568 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (37/sq mi). There were 5,487 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.59%, 4.38% or , 0.15% , 0.16% , 0.01% , 0.06% from , and 0.65% from two or more races. 0.61% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,752 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.40% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.90% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% 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 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.40% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 32.90% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 123.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,869, and the median income for a family was $26,135. Males had a median income of $23,966 versus $18,463 for females. The for the county was $12,657. 27.20% of the population and 23.50% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 33.90% are under the age of 18 and 28.50% are 65 or older.

Cities and Towns

 * Cannel City
 * Crockett
 * Ezel
 * Wrigley
 * Wrigley