Jump to content

Elizabethtown metropolitan area

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Dale Arnett (talk | contribs) at 20:25, 8 August 2016 (The Census Bureau now officially calls the MSA "Elizabethtown–Fort Knox".). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Elizabethtown Metro
Population
35,000 (2,012.)

The Elizabethtown–Fort Knox Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Kentucky, anchored by the city of Elizabethtown and the nearby Fort Knox Army post. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 107,547 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 113,433).[3]

The Elizabethtown–Fort Knox Metropolitan Statistical Area is part of the Louisville–Elizabethtown–Madison, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area, which covers a 17-county area (eleven in Kentucky and six in Indiana).

The Census Bureau officially changed the name of the metropolitan area from "Elizabethtown" to "Elizabethtown–Fort Knox" in 2013.

Counties

Communities

Incorporated places

Census-designated places

Note: census-designated places are unincorporated.

Unincorporated places

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 107,547 people, 39,772 households, and 29,221 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 83.57% White, 35.32% African American, 0.39% Native American, 1.59% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 1.22% from other races, and 2.20% from two or more races. [citation needed] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.07% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,900, and the median income for a family was $40,698. Males had a median income of $30,825 versus $21,390 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,676.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Blueball Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on 2010-12-25
  2. ^ Groundwater Resources of Hardin County, Kentucky Retrieved on 2010-12-25
  3. ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
  4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elizabethtown_metropolitan_area&oldid=733584974"