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Perry County occurs as county located in the state of Kentucky. When of 2000, the people is 29,390. Its county seat is Hazard6. A county is known as for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, a naval hero in the War of 1812.
Geography
Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 887 km² (343 mi²). 886 kilometre² (342 mi²) of these are l& and Unity klick² (Zero mi²) of these are water system. A aggregate region is Nought.14% a water supply.
Adjacent counties
Breathitt County (north)
Knott County (northeast)
Letcher County (southeast)
Harlan County (south)
Leslie County (west)
Clay County & Owsley County (northwest)
Demographics
When of the census2 of 2000, there are 29,390 people, 11,460 households, and 8,491 families residing in the county. A population density is 33/km² (86/mi²). There are 12,741 housing units at an typical density of 14/km² (37/mi²). A racial makeup of the county is 97.34% White, 1.64% Black or African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Nought.52% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 11,460 menage away from which 34.20% keep around babies under a age of Xviii swallow the two, 56.70% come married couples living together, 13.20% have a female homeowner using there is no married man present, & Twenty-five.90% come non-families. Xxiii.30% of tons house come mass produced higher of souls & Niner.30% keep around somebody residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Deuce.53 & a typical personal size is Ii.98.
In a county the people is spread retired by owning Two dozen.40% under a age of Eighteen, Nina from carolina.10% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxx.70% from either 25 to 44, Two dozen.60% from either 45 to 64, & Eleven.20% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 36 years. For each Centred females there are 94.Sixty males. For each One c females age Xviii & terminated, there are 91.Thirty males.
the median income for a menage in the county is $22,089, & the median income for a personal is $26,718. Males have a median income of $31,702 versus $20,502 for females. A per capita income for the county is $12,224. Xxix.10% of the people & Xxvi.10% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a sum people, 36.00% of victims under a age of 18 & 20.60% of victims 65 & older come dwelling following a poverty level.
Cities and towns
Buckhorn
Hazard
Vicco
Jeff
Viper
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