Elliott County, Kentucky

Elliott County is a located in the  of. It was formed in 1869. As of, the population is 6,748. Its is. The county is named for, ; Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Elliott County is one of 55 counties in the Kentucky that is a, meaning the sale of is prohibited everywhere in the county.

It was formed on, from parts of , , and  counties.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 609 (235 ). 606 km² (234 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.53%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,748 people, 2,638 households, and 1,925 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (29/sq mi). There were 3,107 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 99.04%, 0.03% or , 0.07% , 0.01% , 0.01% from , and 0.83% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,638 households out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,014, and the median income for a family was $27,125. Males had a median income of $29,593 versus $20,339 for females. The for the county was $12,067. About 20.80% of families and 25.90% of the population were below the, including 30.50% of those under age 18 and 26.40% of those age 65 or over.