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Local Information: Liberty, Ky. - Casey County |
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Liberty is a city in Casey County, Kentucky,
United States. It was established in 1806 by several
Revolutionary War veterans and named for one of the
values of their new country. The population was
1,850 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of
Casey County.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,850 people,
875 households, and 494 families residing in the
city. The population density was 408.2/km˛
(1,059.8/mi˛). There were 979 housing units at an
average density of 216.0/km˛ (560.8/mi˛). The racial
makeup of the city was 98.16% White, 0.70% African
American, 0.22% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.11%
from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the
population.
There were 875 households out of which 20.6% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2%
were married couples living together, 15.5% had a
female householder with no husband present, and
43.5% were non-families. 41.1% of all households
were made up of individuals and 23.0% had someone
living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 1.98 and the average
family size was 2.65.
In the city the population was spread out with 17.9%
under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from
25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 28.0% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 47 years.
For every 100 females there were 76.0 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.9
males.
The median income for a household in the city was
$18,525, and the median income for a family was
$27,105. Males had a median income of $25,954 versus
$18,173 for females. The per capita income for the
city was $14,269. About 24.9% of families and 28.3%
of the population were below the poverty line,
including 37.6% of those under age 18 and 28.7% of
those age 65 or over. |
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