Everything about Todd County Kentucky totally explained
Todd County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Kentucky. As of 2000, the population is 11,971. Its
county seat is
Elkton. The county is named after
John Todd an early frontier military figure.
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Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 377
square miles (976
km²), of which, 376 square miles (975 km²) of it's land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.16%) is water.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 11,971 people, 4,569 households, and 3,367 families residing in the county. The
population density was 32 people per square mile (12/km²). There were 5,121 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.32%
White, 8.75%
Black or
African American, 0.15%
Native American, 0.17%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.87% from
other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 1.66% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 4,569 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were
married couples living together, 11.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,718, and the median income for a family was $36,043. Males had a median income of $28,502 versus $20,340 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $15,462. About 14.70% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 21.90% of those under age 18 and 22.00% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
Allensville
Elkton
Guthrie
Trenton
Attractions
Milliken Memorial Community House
Old Todd County Courthouse
Jefferson Davis State Historic Site
Robert Penn Warren House
Homes & Places
Glover's Cave
Liberty Hall
Charmeade Plantation
Green River Girls School
Edwards Hall
Halcyon
Sunny Side Acres
Pilot Rock
Holly Hills Plantation
Runnymeade
Notable natives
James Clark McReynolds, former Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Benjamin Bristow, first Solicitor General of the United States and a former U.S. Treasury Secretary
Paul Rudolph, architect
George Street Boone, liberal constitutional scholar
Mary Louise Milliken Childs, great American philanthropist
Dorothea Dix(Elizabeth Merriwether Gilmer) columnist
Matthew Colin Bailey Columnist, Writer, & Architect (External Link)
Caroline Gordon Author of nine novels
Kent Greenfield American major league baseball player(External Link)
Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy
Howard Martin Inventor of implements to support the no-till plowing system(External Link)
Major John Gray proprietor of a stagecoach system throughout lower Kentucky, founder of Elkton
Lewis Leavell founder of Trenton, Kentucky
John Todd Uncle of Mary Todd Lincoln and namesake for Todd County, Kentucky
John W. "Bill" Rutledge Brig. General USAF Ret., former assistant chief of staff for operations, Headquarters Allied Air Forces
Shanklin Family (Will Shanklin) Legislator & Landowner
Penick Family LandownersFurther Information
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