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  callowaycounty-ky.gov :: Official website of Calloway County, Ky.
Calloway County was established in 1821 and named in honor of Colonel Richard Callaway.
Calloway County is located in the Jackson Purchase Region and is in the central time zone.
The County's population in 2002 was 34,392 in a land area of 386 square miles.
www.callowaycounty-ky.gov   (103 words)

  
  Calloway County, Kentucky
Calloway County is a county located in the U.S. State of Kentucky.
In the county the population is spread out with 18.70% under the age of 18, 19.80% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $30,134, and the median income for a family is $39,914.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ca/Calloway_County,_Kentucky.html   (346 words)

  
 Calloway County, Kentucky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The county is named for Colonel Richard Callaway, one of the founders of Boonesborough.
Calloway County is a limited dry county, meaning that sale of alcohol in the county is prohibited except by the drink in restaurants seating at least 100 diners in Murray and at the Murray Golf Course.
The racial makeup of the county is 93.48% White, 3.56% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.33% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calloway_County,_Kentucky   (440 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Calloway County, Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Kentucky was admitted as a state (to be formally admitted as the 15th state on 1 Jun 1792) followed on 18 Feb 1792 by Vermont which was as the 14th state.
KYCO is a timeline of Kentucky counties noting when each was formed either as part of Virginia or after the Commonweath of Kentucky was formed as well as showing the origin of each county (i.e., from what older county or counties the newer county was formed.
For example, Hardin County is the 15th to be formed and was formed in 1793 while Green County is the 16th and it was formed in 1792.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Calloway-County,-Kentucky   (479 words)

  
 Kentucky County History
Kentucky was admitted as a state (to be formally admitted as the 15th state on 1 Jun 1792) followed on 18 Feb 1792 by Vermont which was as the 14th state.
KYCO is a timeline of Kentucky counties noting when each was formed either as part of Virginia or after the Commonweath of Kentucky was formed as well as showing the origin of each county (i.e., from what older county or counties the newer county was formed.
For example, Hardin County is the 15th to be formed and was formed in 1793 while Green County is the 16th and it was formed in 1792.
www.kentuckystewarts.com /Kentucky/KentuckyCountyHistory.htm   (2877 words)

  
 Calloway County Kentucky > Population | Home Ownership | Sales | Jobs
Calloway County, Kentucky is one of about 3,140 counties and county equivalents in the United States.
In 2003 the total population of Calloway County was estimated to be 34,671 while the population of the entire state of Kentucky was estimated at 4,117,827.
Calloway County had 13,862 households in 2000 with a median household income of $30,134 as compared to the Kentucky state-wide median family income of $33,672.
www.countyguide.com /Kentucky/Calloway-County   (403 words)

  
 Ky Search: Calloway County Kentucky
Calloway county, the 72nd in order of formation, and embracing 395 square miles, was erected in 1822, out of part of Hickman county, and named in honor of Col.
It is situated inthe south-western part of the state, and bounded N by Marshall county, E by the Tennessee river, S by the Tennessee state line, and W by Graves county.
The soil is fertile, and peculiarly adapted to the growth of "Gold Leaf Tobacco," the chief staple of the county.
kysearch.com /calloway.html   (145 words)

  
 Calloway County, Kentucky
It is located in the Jackson Purchase region of the state.
The elevation in the county ranges from 359 to 640 feet above sea level.
In 2000 the county population was 34,177 in a land area of 386.25 square miles, an average of 88.5 people per square mile.
www.uky.edu /KentuckyAtlas/21035.html   (56 words)

  
 KCOJ - Calloway County, Kentucky
Calloway ranked thirty-fourth among Kentucky counties in agriculture receipts in 1987, from corn, soybeans, tobacco, livestock, fruits, and vegetables.
Calloway County residents were strongly sympathetic to the Southern cause during the Civil War.
The county is served by the Kentucky and Western Tennessee Railroad and U.S. Tourism expenditures in 1988, mainly at Kentucky Lake and Kenlake State Resort Park, added $7.9 million to the economy.
www.kycourts.net /Counties/Calloway_text.asp   (529 words)

  
 Waldrop Genealogy
She was born 16 Dec 1860 in Calloway County, Kentucky, and died 10 Jun 1953 in Huntsville, Alabama.
She was born 03 Mar 1889 in Coldwater, Calloway County, Kentucky, and died 23 Jul 1970 in Murray, Kentucky.
She was born 27 Aug 1897 in Calloway County, KY., near Kirksey, and died 1982 in buried in Acacia Park cemetery in Michigan.
www.cass.net /~cburkeen/waldrop.htm   (1641 words)

  
 Kentucky Lake Events Attractions-Lake Barkley and Paducah Kentucky Tourist Information
Kentucky lake is the heart of West Kentucky Tourism.
Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley were made by dams on the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers.
Kentucky lake, Lake Barkley and Marshall County in particular is a great place to take a vacation but an even better place to live.
www.1westernkentucky.com   (485 words)

  
 Calloway County, Kentucky Genealogical Records Information
The County is bordered by Marshall County (north), Trigg County (northeast), Stewart County, TN (southeast), Henry County, TN (south), Graves County (west).
Calloway ranked thirty-fourth among Kentucky counties in agriculture receipts in 1987, from corn, soybeans, tobacco, livestock, fruits, and vegetables.
Calloway County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Probate Records from 1836 and Court Records from 1856 and is located at County Judicial Building, 312 North 4th Street, Murray, Kentucky 42071; 270-753-2773.
www.mykentuckygenealogy.com /ky_county/clw.htm   (3499 words)

  
 Calloway
Kentucky's seventy-second county was formed on Nov. 3, 1822, from a section of Hickman County.
In 1776 Colonel Richard Callaway, a friend of Kentucky adventurer and explorer Daniel boone, came to Kentucky and became active in the affairs of early settlements.
On Feb. 13, 1823, the first circuit court of Calloway County was held in the courthouse at Wadesboro, with Honorable Benjamin Shackelford acting as circuit judge.
genealogytrails.com /ken/calloway   (453 words)

  
 Calloway County - Workforce
Labor market counties are composed of counties which significantly exist within the sixty (60) minute drive range of the originating county’s county seat.
A county will be included within the radius if the centroid point of a county (a point representing the center of the geographic area of a county) falls within the drive zone.
Additionally, all contiguous counties will be classified as part of the labor market with the exception of non-Kentucky contiguous counties which have been excluded by the above mentioned 60-minute drive range and have a border with the Mississippi and/or Ohio Rivers.
www.thinkkentucky.com /edis/cmnty/Workforce.aspx?cw=017   (243 words)

  
 Calloway County Kentucky Genealogy
Calloway County was formed in 1823 from Hickman County.
In 1990, the county population was 30,735 in a land area of 386 square miles, an average of 79.6 people per square mile.
At this time, all of the Kentucky counties have a homepage up.
users.arn.net /~billco/calloway.html   (296 words)

  
 MSUARC -
Calloway County is one of eight counties West of the Tennessee River that comprise Ares District 1.
Calloway County ARES is open to any licensed Amateur Radio operator in Calloway County.
Those living outside the county are encouraged to participate in our operations, but should join their local ARES organization.
campus.murraystate.edu /org/msuarc/ares.htm   (1901 words)

  
 Calloway County schools - district elementary, middle, and high school information
In 2004-2005 Kentucky used the Kentucky Core Content Tests (KCCT) to assess students in grades 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12 in several subjects.
In 2004-2005 Kentucky used the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS/5) to assess students in grades 3, 6 and 9 in reading, language arts and mathematics.
The CTBS/5 is a national norm-referenced test, which means it measures how well students in Kentucky scored in comparison to their peers across the country.
www.greatschools.net /cgi-bin/ky/district_profile/111   (483 words)

  
 Calloway County, Kentucky detailed profile - houses, real estate, agriculture, wages, work, ancestries, and more
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County population in 2005: 35,122 (47% urban, 53% rural)
Calloway County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kentucky state average.
www.city-data.com /county/Calloway_County-KY.html   (1381 words)

  
 Calloway County, Kentucky KY, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Calloway County is in the Jackson Purchase region.The county was named for Col. Richard Calloway, killed in Indian fighting in 1780
Calloway County is one of 120 counties in Kentucky.
This was an increase of 1.79% from the 2000 census.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=3815   (473 words)

  
 KY:Historical Society - Historical Marker Database - Search for Markers
Built in 1823 for $100, it was originally erected at Wadesboro, Calloway county seat, 1822-42, where its first session of court was held, Feb. 13, 1823.
To locate school at Murray, citizens of Calloway Co. gave to Ky. $17,000 to acquire land for campus and $100,000 to construct Administration Building 150 feet NE of here.
This was Kentucky's part in the development of world mission budget plan adopted by Southern Baptist Convention in Memphis, 1925, known as the Cooperative Program.
kentucky.gov /kyhs/hmdb/MarkerSearch.aspx?mode=County&county=18   (944 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Calloway County , Kentucky (KY) - (county) - Facts and Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Calloway, county (410 sq mi/1,062 sq km; 1990 pop.
Bounded S by state of Tenn., E by Tennessee R. (Kentucky L. reservoir); drained by East and West forks of Clarks R. and by Mayfield Creek.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/C/C00852-calloway.html   (161 words)

  
 RESERVOIR-STAGE MANIPULATION AND GROUND-WATER FLOW IN THE LEDBETTER CREEK WATERSHED, CALLOWAY COUNTY, KENTUCKY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Ground-water discharge to streams and lakes has received increased attention during the past decade, in part because of ground water's role in sustaining aquatic ecosystems and because of the potential sensitivity of those ecosystems to ground-water contaminants.
Ledbetter Creek is a third-order tributary of the Tennessee River, which was dammed to form Kentucky Lake.
The influence of Kentucky Lake on ground-water flow diminishes with distance from the embayment.
gsa.confex.com /gsa/2002AM/finalprogram/abstract_40423.htm   (499 words)

  
 thinkmurray.com :: Murray-Calloway County Economic Development Council
Murray –; Calloway County is located near the physical center of the contiguous United States and is within a day’s drive of 60% of the nation’s population.
Murray and Calloway County boasts not one but two k-12 Public School Systems that consistently rank in the upper tier of accomplishment and testing.
Murray and Calloway County have an incredible quality of life exemplified by very low crime, affordable housing, and cultural amenities usually unavailable in communities of similar population.
www.thinkmurray.com   (250 words)

  
 Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer - Kentucky Maps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Scanned topographic maps (digital raster graphics) of Kentucky are available on the web from the Kentucky Division of Geographic Information.
The 1950 files were scanned at the University of Kentucky Map Library at 300 dpi and fl-and-white (1 bit).
The 1999 files were scanned by the Kentucky Department of Highways with additional processing at the University of Kentucky Computing Center.
ukcc.uky.edu /~maps   (391 words)

  
 Genealogy.com: Genealogy SiteFinder: Places/Geographic, United States, Kentucky
This county site, which is part of the USGenWeb project, has standard resources including surnames, queries, and/or look-ups.
Counties of the United States: Kentucky Counties -
The records are from Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
www.genealogy.com /links/c/c-places-geographic,united-states,kentucky.html   (3781 words)

  
 McLean County, Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
It is located in the Western Coal Field region of the state.
The elevation in the county ranges from 345 to 660 feet above sea level.
In 2000 the county population was 9,938 in a land area of 254.30 square miles, an average of 39.1 people per square mile.
www.uky.edu /KentuckyAtlas/21149.html   (57 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Calloway County, Ky.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1959-75; elected unopposed 1964, 1968, 1970; defeated, 1974.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/KY/CL.html   (564 words)

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