Casey County, Kentucky

Casey County is a located in the  of. It was formed in 1807. As of, the population is 15,447. Its is. The county is named for William Casey. It is the only Kentucky county entirely in. Casey County is home to annual 'Casey County Apple Festival', and is a prohibition or. It is considered part of the Appalachian region of Kentucky.

The highest point in Casey County is (el 1789).

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,154 (446 ). 1,154 km² (446 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.03%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,447 people, 6,260 households, and 4,419 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (35/sq mi). There were 7,242 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.30%, 0.33% or , 0.28% , 0.06% , 0.05% , 0.31% from , and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.28% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,260 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,580, and the median income for a family was $27,044. Males had a median income of $22,283 versus $17,885 for females. The for the county was $12,867. About 20.70% of families and 25.50% of the population were below the, including 32.10% of those under age 18 and 29.60% of those age 65 or over.

Notable Residents

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