Adair County, Kentucky

Adair County is a located in the  of. It was formed in 1802. As of, the population is 17,244. Its is. The county is named for, -.

It was formed out of in 1801.

Adair County is a prohibition or completely.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,068 (412 ). 1,054 km² (407 sq mi) of it is land and 14 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.31%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * north
 * northeast
 * east
 * south
 * southwest
 * northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 17,244 people, 6,747 households, and 4,803 families residing in the county. The was 16/km² (42/sq mi). There were 7,792 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.00%, 2.55% or , 0.22% , 0.26% , 0.02% , 0.19% from , and 0.76% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,747 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.00% 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 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,055, and the median income for a family was $29,779. Males had a median income of $23,183 versus $17,009 for females. The for the county was $14,931. About 18.20% of families and 24.00% of the population were below the, including 29.60% of those under age 18 and 21.70% of those age 65 or over.

Unofficially Named Areas of Adair County

 * Breeding - Area between and  on Ky. 61 near the  line.  The zip code is 42715.
 * - Area between Columbia and Liberty on 206 centering on Purdy and Christine.
 * Sparksville - Area between and  befor you get to Breeding

Notable residents

 * (1821-1885),, was born in Adair County.
 * William Palmer Jones (1819-1897), born in Adair County, was a noted physician, academic journal editor, college professor, and member of the.