Henry County, Kentucky

Henry County is a located in the  of. It was formed in 1799. As of 2000, the population is 15,060. Its is. the county is named for. The farmer-poet lives in Henry County. Since the 1990s it has become an increasingly important county for the city of, especially as land prices have skyrocketed in neighboring.

With regard to the sale of, it is classified as a —a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited (a ), but containing a "wet" city, in this case , where package alcohol sales are allowed.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 754 (291 ). 749 km² (289 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.61%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,060 people, 5,844 households, and 4,330 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (52/sq mi). There were 6,381 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.97%, 3.30% or , 0.24% , 0.35% , 0.02% , 1.26% from , and 0.86% from two or more races. 2.25% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,844 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 22.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.97.

The age distribution was 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,263, and the median income for a family was $45,009. Males had a median income of $31,478 versus $21,982 for females. The for the county was $17,846. About 10.40% of families and 13.70% of the population were below the, including 15.50% of those under age 18 and 19.90% of those age 65 or over.