Nicholas County, Kentucky

Nicholas County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 6,813. Its is. The county is named for, the "Father of the Kentucky Constitution".

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 510 (197 ). 509 km² (197 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.12%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,813 people, 2,710 households, and 1,951 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (35/sq mi). There were 3,051 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.31%, 0.84% or , 0.25% , 0.12% , 0.23% from , and 0.25% from two or more races. 0.54% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,710 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% were living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,886, and the median income for a family was $35,491. Males had a median income of $26,960 versus $21,102 for females. The for the county was $15,880. About 9.70% of families and 13.20% of the population were below the, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

 * , (1819-1878), born in Nicholas County, in the, designer of


 * Author was raised near Carlisle