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County:

Bourbon County

State:

Kentucky

FIPS Code:

21017

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

19,750

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

33

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

18,476

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

19,405

5.0%

1.0%

4.0%

1990:

19,236

-0.9%

-3.7%

2.8%

2000:

19,360

0.6%

-2.2%

2.8%

2005:

19,833

2.4%

1.8%

0.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

17,285

89.3%

0-to-19:

5,333

27.5%

Black:

1,330

6.9%

20-to-39:

5,107

26.4%

Hispanic:

503

2.6%

40-to-59:

5,380

27.8%

American Indian:

24

0.1%

60-plus:

3,540

18.3%

Other:

218

1.1%

Median Age:

37.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

66.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

75.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.5%

Median Family Income:

$42,294

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.3%

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