Meade County, Kentucky

Meade County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 26,349. Its is.

History
The county is named for, honored after the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 840 (324 ). 799 km² (309 sq mi) of it is land and 41 km² (16 sq mi) of it (4.85%) is water.

Geographic features

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Major Highways


The connects Meade County to  over the. KY 1638 connects to  in  which connects to.

Adjacent counties

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Economy
The area is experiencing suburban growth due to its relativity to.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 26,349 people, 9,470 households, and 7,396 families residing in the county. The was 33/km² (85/sq mi). There were 10,293 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (33/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.37%, 4.13% or , 0.59% , 0.53% , 0.13% , 0.83% from , and 1.43% from two or more races. 2.15% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,470 households out of which 42.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.10% were living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.90% were non-families. 18.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.80% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 32.70% from 25 to 44, 20.30% from 45 to 64, and 8.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,966, and the median income for a family was $40,592. Males had a median income of $30,835 versus $22,038 for females. The for the county was $16,000. About 9.30% of families and 11.30% of the population were below the, including 13.80% of those under age 18 and 12.30% of those age 65 or over.

Military base

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