Hopkins County, Kentucky

Hopkins County is a located in the  of. It was formed in 1807. As of 2000, the population was 46,519. Its is. The county is named for Samuel Hopkins,  in both the  and ; Kentucky legislator;. It was founded in 1807, as an outgrowth of.

Geography
Hopkins County is part of the region of. According to the, the county has a total area of 1,435 (554 ). 1,426 km² (551 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.66%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 46,519 people, 18,820 households, and 13,399 families residing in the county. The was 33/km² (84/sq mi). There were 20,668 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (38/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.02%, 6.21% or , 0.19% , 0.34% , 0.02% , 0.37% from , and 0.86% from two or more races. 0.91% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 18,820 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% were living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,868, and the median income for a family was $36,794. Males had a median income of $31,400 versus $20,014 for females. The for the county was $17,382. About 13.60% of families and 16.50% of the population were below the, including 24.40% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Two public school districts operate in the county. serves most of the county, except for the city of Dawson Springs, which is covered by the. The Dawson Springs district operates a single K-12 facility,.

Elementary schools

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Middle schools

 * James Madison Middle School
 * James Madison Middle School