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County:

Boyle County

State:

Kentucky

FIPS Code:

21021

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

28,890

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.74

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

34

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

21,861

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

25,066

14.7%

10.4%

4.2%

1990:

25,641

2.3%

-0.4%

2.7%

2000:

27,697

8.0%

6.0%

2.0%

2005:

28,363

2.4%

2.3%

0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

24,086

87.0%

0-to-19:

7,185

25.9%

Black:

2,669

9.6%

20-to-39:

7,948

28.7%

Hispanic:

398

1.4%

40-to-59:

7,504

27.1%

American Indian:

42

0.2%

60-plus:

5,060

18.3%

Other:

502

1.8%

Median Age:

37.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

152.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

76.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

19.3%

Median Family Income:

$42,699

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.1%

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