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Campbell County, Kentucky
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Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1795
Seat	Alexandria, and Newport
Largest City	Newport
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	159 sq mi (413 km²) 152 sq mi (393 km²) 8 sq mi (20 km²), 4.94%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	88,616 585/sq mi (226/km²)
Time zone	Eastern : UTC-5/-4
Website: www.campbellcounty.ky.gov
Named for: Colonel John Campbell (1735–1799), Revolutionary War soldier.

Campbell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1795. As of 2000, the population was 88,616. Its county seats are Newport, Kentucky and Alexandria, Kentucky [1]. The county is named for Colonel John Campbell, founder of Louisville.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Adjacent counties 2 Demographics 3 Cities and towns 4 External links

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 413 km² (159 mi²). 393 km² (152 mi²) of it is land and 20 km² (8 mi²) of it (4.94%) is water.

• Hamilton County, Ohio (north, across the Ohio River)
• Clermont County, Ohio (east, across the Ohio River)
• Pendleton County (south)
• Kenton County (west)

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1800	1,903		–
1810	3,473		82.5%
1820	7,022		102.2%
1830	9,883		40.7%
1840	5,214		-47.2%
1850	13,127		151.8%
1860	20,909		59.3%
1870	27,406		31.1%
1880	37,440		36.6%
1890	44,208		18.1%
1900	54,223		22.7%
1910	59,369		9.5%
1920	61,868		4.2%
1930	73,391		18.6%
1940	71,918		-2.0%
1950	76,196		5.9%
1960	86,803		13.9%
1970	88,704		2.2%
1980	83,317		-6.1%
1990	83,866		0.7%
2000	88,616		5.7%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21037.txt

As of the census² of 2000, there were 88,616 people, 34,742 households, and 23,103 families residing in the county. The population density was 226/km² (585/mi²). There were 36,898 housing units at an average density of 94/km² (244/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.64% White, 1.57% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 34,742 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.30% were married couples living together, 12.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,903, and the median income for a family was $51,481. Males had a median income of $37,931 versus $27,646 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,637. About 7.30% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 7.90% of those age 65 or over.

Alexandria Bellevue California Claryville

Cold Spring Crestview Dayton Fort Thomas

Highland Heights Melbourne Mentor Newport

Silver Grove Southgate Wilder Woodlawn

• Campbell County government's website
• Campbell County Public Library
• Campbell County Search & Rescue
• Historical Images and Texts of Campbell County