Todd County, Kentucky

Todd County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 11,971. Its is. The county is named after an early frontier military figure. 

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 976 (377 ). 975 km² (376 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.16%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,971 people, 4,569 households, and 3,367 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (32/sq mi). There were 5,121 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.32%, 8.75% or , 0.15% , 0.17% , 0.03% , 0.87% from , and 0.71% from two or more races. 1.66% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,569 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were living together, 11.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,718, and the median income for a family was $36,043. Males had a median income of $28,502 versus $20,340 for females. The for the county was $15,462. About 14.70% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the, including 21.90% of those under age 18 and 22.00% of those age 65 or over.

Homes & Places

 * Northington House: Olde Oakes Plantation
 * Northington House: Olde Oakes Plantation
 * Northington House: Olde Oakes Plantation
 * Northington House: Olde Oakes Plantation
 * Northington House: Olde Oakes Plantation
 * Northington House: Olde Oakes Plantation
 * Northington House: Olde Oakes Plantation

Notable natives

 * , former Associate Justice of the
 * , first and a former
 * , architect
 * , liberal constitutional scholar
 * , great American philanthropist
 * (Elizabeth Merriwether Gilmer) columnist
 * Columnist, Writer, & Architect
 * Author of nine novels
 * American major league baseball player
 * President of the Confederacy
 * Inventor of implements to support the no-till plowing system
 * proprietor of a stagecoach system throughout lower Kentucky, founder of Elkton
 * founder of Trenton, Kentucky
 * Uncle of Mary Todd Lincoln and namesake for Todd County, Kentucky
 * Brig. General USAF Ret., former assistant chief of staff for operations, Headquarters Allied Air Forces
 * (Will Shanklin) Legislator & Landowner
 * Landowners