Lewis County, Kentucky

Lewis County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 14,092. Its is. The county is named for.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,284 (496 ). 1,255 km² (484 sq mi) of it is land and 29 km² (11 sq mi) of it (2.26%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,092 people, 5,422 households, and 4,050 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (29/sq mi). There were 6,173 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.92%, 0.21% or , 0.21% , 0.03% , 0.09% from , and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.44% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,422 households out of which 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.30% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,208, and the median income for a family was $26,109. Males had a median income of $25,522 versus $18,764 for females. The for the county was $12,031. About 23.50% of families and 28.50% of the population were below the, including 36.40% of those under age 18 and 21.30% of those age 65 or over.

Public services
The residents of Lewis County are served by the Lewis County School District. The main complex is located west of Vanceburg on.

Notable individuals from Lewis County

 * Faith Esham - performer (opera) and recitalist