Fulton County, Kentucky

Fulton County is a located in the  of. It was formed in 1845. As of, the population is 7,752. Its is. The county is named for.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 597 (231 ). 541 km² (209 sq mi) of it is land and 56 km² (22 sq mi) of it (9.37%) is water. About 11 of the county is separated from the rest of the state by the, requiring travelers to cross into  to reach the.

Adjacent counties

 * (northwest, across the Mississippi River)
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 * (west, across the Mississippi River)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,752 people, 3,237 households, and 2,113 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (37/sq mi). There were 3,697 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 75.12%, 23.19% or , 0.12% , 0.31% , 0.32% from , and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,237 households out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.40% were living together, 18.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.70% were non-families. 32.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,382, and the median income for a family was $30,788. Males had a median income of $26,401 versus $19,549 for females. The for the county was $14,309. About 20.10% of families and 23.10% of the population were below the, including 32.30% of those under age 18 and 16.00% of those age 65 or over.

Schools
Fulton County School District Fulton Independent Schools

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