Livingston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,888. Its county seat is Smithland. The county was established in 1798 from land taken from

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and is named for Robert R. Livingston, a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the U.S. Declaration of Independence. The county was strongly pro-

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during the American Civil War and many men volunteered for the

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. Livingston County is part of the Paducah, KY- IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is a prohibition or

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with the exception of Grand Rivers which voted to allow alcohol sales in 2016.

History

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (8.5%) is water. The western border with Illinois is formed by the

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Adjacent counties

* Hardin County, Illinois (north) * Crittenden County (northeast) * Lyon County (southeast) * Marshall County (south) *

McCracken County McCracken County is a county located in the far western portion of U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,875. The county seat and only municipality is Paducah. McCracken County was the 78th county formed in the st ...

(southwest) *

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(west) * Pope County, Illinois (northwest)

Major highways

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* U.S. Route 62 * Interstate 24 *

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Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 9,519 people living in the county. The population density was . There were 4,772 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.49% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.03%

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, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. There were 3,996 households, out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were

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living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.60% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.86. The age distribution was 22.30% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.70 males. The median income for a household in the county was $31,776, and the median income for a family was $39,486. Males had a median income of $33,633 versus $19,617 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,072. About 7.60% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.70% of those under age 18 and 15.80% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

* Carrsville * Grand Rivers *

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* Smithland (county seat)

Census-designated places

* Burna * Ledbetter

Other unincorporated communities

North Livingston

* Hampton * Joy * Lola

South Livingston

* Iuka *

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Notable people

* Andrew Jackson Smith (September 3, 1843 – March 4, 1932) was a runaway slave, Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Honey Hill. * James Ford (1775-1833), was a

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leader and businessman who was later discovered to be the secret criminal leader of a gang of Ohio River pirates and highwaymen in the early 19th century.

Politics

References

External links

Livingston County KY Website
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