Knott County, Kentucky

The last Census shows that Knott County had a population of 17,614 people in 2000. This represented 0.44% of the total population of Kentucky, making it the state's 61st most populous county.

From the Census estimates for 2007^<1>, Knott had a population of 17,280 people. This is a decrease of 1.9% since the 2000 Census.

The following table contains the population changes since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010). The population counts for the years after 2000 are estimates.

Knott County had 7,579 Housing Units^<2> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Knott County has a total area of 353 square miles [914 km²]. Of this total, only a minor amount of the area is covered by water (0.82 square miles [2.12 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Knott County had a population density of 50 people per square mile [129.5 people/km²], making it the state's 71st most densely populated county.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information that are called QuickFacts. A QuickFact that is specific to Knott County is available. The QuickFact also contains a comparison between Knott and the state of Kentucky.

Click here for the Knott County QuickFact (QF-21119).

Below are the counties that adjoin and form the boundaries of Knott County. A link to their specific Census QuickFact has been provided.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	Population (2007 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Breathitt	QF-21025	NW	15,651	16,062	-2.56%
Floyd	QF-21071	NE	42,021	42,378	-0.84%
Letcher	QF-21133	SE	24,014	25,221	-4.79%
Magoffin	QF-21153	N	13,186	13,319	-1%
Perry	QF-21193	SW	29,213	29,292	-0.27%
Pike	QF-21195	E	65,544	68,492	-4.3%

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