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'Simpson County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population is 16,405. Its county seat is Franklin⁶. It is a dry county. The county is named for Captain John Simpson, an officer who fought in Battle of Fallen Timbers during the Northwest Indian War, and died in the Battle of River Raisin during the War of 1812.
It is a limited dry county; sales of alcoholic beverages are prohibited except by the drink in restaurants in the city of Franklin that seat at least 100 diners and derive at least 70% of total revenues from food. Wet & Dry Counties in Kentucky

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Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

See also

References

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 612 km² (236 mi²). 612 km² (236 mi²) of it is land and 0 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.00%) is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Warren County (north)

★ Allen County (east)

★ Sumner County, Tennessee (southeast)

★ Robertson County, Tennessee (southwest)

★ Logan County (west)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 16,405 people, 6,415 households, and 4,638 families residing in the county. The population density was 27/km² (70/mi²). There were 7,016 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (30/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.84% White, 10.22% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. 0.91% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 6,415 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were married couples living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 24.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.97.
The age distribution was 26.20% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,432, and the median income for a family was $42,525. Males had a median income of $32,160 versus $22,667 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,150. About 8.50% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.00% of those under age 18 and 15.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

★ Franklin

★ Middleton

See also

★ Dry county

References

★ Simpson County, Kentucky,KyGenWeb.

★ Simpson County, Kentucky, ''Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer''.