Clay County, Kentucky

Clay County is a [[county] located in the of . It was formed in 1807.  As of 2000, the population was 24,556.  Its name is in honor of  (-). Clay was a member of the  and ,  of ,  from  and  in the 19th century.  Its  is . The county is a prohibition or ..

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,220 (471 ). 1,220 km² (471 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.01%) is water. Ironically, the county has a high content.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 24,556 people, 8,556 households, and 6,442 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (52/sq mi). There were 9,439 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.92%, 4.80% or , 0.21% , 0.12% , 0.02% , 0.23% from , and 0.71% from two or more races. 1.36% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,556 households out of which 36.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were living together, 12.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.70% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 32.60% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 111.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $16,271, and the median income for a family was $18,925. Males had a median income of $24,164 versus $17,816 for females. The for the county was $9,716. About 35.40% of families and 39.70% of the population were below the, including 47.60% of those under age 18 and 31.30% of those age 65 or over. The county's makes it one of the.