Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
PO Box 525
Greenville, KY 42345
Phone: (270) 338-1441
Fax: (270) 338-1774
In west-central KY, northeast of Hopkinsville; established Dec 14, 1798 from Christian and Logan counties. Name Origin: For Gen. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (1746-1807), an officer in the Revolutionary War, Lutheran minister, and U.S. representative from PA (1789-91; 1793-95; 1799-1801).
Area (sq mi): 479.43 (land 474.72; water 4.71). Pop per sq mi: 66.50.
Pop 2005: 31,548. State rank: 34. Pop change: 2000-20005 -0.90%; 1990-2000 1.70%. Pop 2000: 31,839 (White 93.70%; Black or African American 4.60%; Hispanic or Latino 0.70%; Asian 0.10%; Other 1.00%). Foreign born: 0.30%. Median age: 38.70.
Income 2000: per capita $14,798; median household $28,566; Pop below poverty level: 19.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $20,203-$20,658.
Unemployment 2004: 7.30%. Change from 2000: -3.00%. Median travel time to work: 24.30 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 27.10%.
Greenville, KY 42345
Phone: (270) 338-1441
Fax: (270) 338-1774
In west-central KY, northeast of Hopkinsville; established Dec 14, 1798 from Christian and Logan counties. Name Origin: For Gen. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (1746-1807), an officer in the Revolutionary War, Lutheran minister, and U.S. representative from PA (1789-91; 1793-95; 1799-1801).
Area (sq mi): 479.43 (land 474.72; water 4.71). Pop per sq mi: 66.50.
Pop 2005: 31,548. State rank: 34. Pop change: 2000-20005 -0.90%; 1990-2000 1.70%. Pop 2000: 31,839 (White 93.70%; Black or African American 4.60%; Hispanic or Latino 0.70%; Asian 0.10%; Other 1.00%). Foreign born: 0.30%. Median age: 38.70.
Income 2000: per capita $14,798; median household $28,566; Pop below poverty level: 19.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $20,203-$20,658.
Unemployment 2004: 7.30%. Change from 2000: -3.00%. Median travel time to work: 24.30 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 27.10%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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