Crittenden County, Kentucky

Crittenden County is a located in the  of .It was formed in 1842. As of, the population is 9,384. Its is. The county is named for who was  -. It is a prohibition or.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 961 (371 ). 938 km² (362 sq mi) of it is land and 23 km² (9 sq mi) of it (2.37%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,384 people, 3,829 households, and 2,707 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (26/sq mi). There were 4,410 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.24%, 0.65% or , 0.15% , 0.09% , 0.14% from , and 0.74% from two or more races. 0.51% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,829 households out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.20% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 26.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,060, and the median income for a family was $36,462. Males had a median income of $30,509 versus $18,961 for females. The for the county was $15,262. About 14.70% of families and 19.10% of the population were below the, including 30.80% of those under age 18 and 15.70% of those age 65 or over.

Notable Natives
Carlyle Towery Harry Hardin Charles "Turkey" Hughes