Leslie County, Kentucky

Leslie County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 12,401. Its is. The county is named for, -. Leslie is a prohibition or.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,047 (404 ). 1,046 km² (404 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.08%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 12,401 people, 4,885 households, and 3,668 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (31/sq mi). There were 5,502 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 99.15%, 0.07% or , 0.09% , 0.12% , 0.02% , 0.05% from , and 0.50% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,885 households out of which 35.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were living together, 12.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.90% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 30.90% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $18,546, and the median income for a family was $22,225. Males had a median income of $28,708 versus $18,080 for females. The for the county was $10,429. About 30.20% of families and 32.70% of the population were below the, including 38.80% of those under age 18 and 27.00% of those age 65 or over.