LaRue County, Kentucky

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History
LaRue County, formed in and named for John LaRue, was originally the southeast part of. It contains the birthplace of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 683 (264 ). 682 km² (263 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.20%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,373 people, 5,275 households, and 3,866 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (51/sq mi). There were 5,860 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.65%, 3.54% or , 0.19% , 0.16% , 0.03% , 0.34% from , and 1.10% from two or more races. 1.05% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,275 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,056, and the median income for a family was $37,786. Males had a median income of $30,907 versus $20,091 for females. The for the county was $15,865. 15.40% of the population and 12.60% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.90% are under the age of 18 and 16.40% are 65 or older.

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Churches

 * LaRue Baptist Church, an church
 * Vicotry Baptist Church
 * First Baptist Church of Hodgenville (mostly white congregation relocated from Downtown Hodgenville to near Lincoln Parkway on the edge of the city limits.)
 * First Baptist Church on Lincoln Blvd (mostly black congregation)
 * Buffalo Baptist Church
 * Mt. Tabor Baptist Church
 * Union Christian Church
 * Magnolia Baptist Church
 * St. Mary's Catholic Church
 * Roanoake House of Prayer
 * Lane Lincoln Baptist Church
 * Athertonville Baptist Church

Lincoln Days
LaRue County is home to the annual Lincoln Days celebration that takes place on the first full weekend of each October. The festival is Friday through Sunday and is highlighted with Lincoln Look-A-Like contests, rail-splitting competitions, a parade at noon on Saturday, shopping booths and concerts by local talent (mostly, and ).