Population
Density
Oldham
County's population per square mile increased from 175.8 in 1990 (10th in the
State) to 244.06 in 2000 (8th in the State). Of the ten most densely
populated counties in the Commonwealth, only Jefferson, Fayette, and Boone
Counties absorbed more people per square mile than Oldham County the past ten
years. (Note: The
table below was computed using 2000 population data and 1990 population and land
area information from the 1990 Census. The
official table is not available yet from the Census Bureau, but assuming land
areas have not changed, the data are accurate).
Land
Area, Population, and Density for Selected Kentucky Counties:
2000
Top Eleven Kentucky Counties by Population Density
|
County
|
Sq
Mile |
2000
Pop |
Pop
Per Sq Mi |
2000
Rank |
Change
per sq mile 1990-2000 |
|
Jefferson |
385.1 |
693,604 |
1,801.1 |
1 |
74.5 |
|
Kenton |
162.6 |
15,1464 |
931.51 |
2 |
57.91 |
|
Fayette |
284.5 |
26,0512 |
915.68 |
3 |
123.58 |
|
Campbell |
151.6 |
88,616 |
584.5 |
4 |
31.2 |
|
Boone |
246.3 |
85,991 |
349.1 |
5 |
115.3 |
|
Boyd |
160.2 |
49,752 |
310.56 |
6 |
-8.74 |
|
McCracken |
251.1 |
65,514 |
260.9 |
7 |
10.5 |
|
Oldham |
189.2 |
46,178 |
244.06 |
8 |
68.26 |
|
Jessamine |
173.2 |
39,041 |
225.4 |
9 |
49.2 |
|
Daviess |
462.4 |
91,545 |
197.98 |
10 |
9.48 |
|
Warren |
545.2 |
92,522 |
169.7 |
11 |
29.1 |