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Calloway County, Kentucky, as of the 2010 census, the population was 37,191.  Its county seat is Murray.  The county was founded in November 1822 and named for Colonel Richard Calloway, one of the founders of Boonesboro.  Calloway County comprises the Murray, Kentucky Metropolitan statistical area.   Calloway County was created in 1822 from land taken from Hickman County. The courthouse was built in 1823. A fire at the courthouse in 1906 caused the almost complete destruction of the county records.  Calloway County was named after Richard Calloway.  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 411 square miles (1,060 km2), of which 385 square miles (1,000 km2) is land and 26 square miles (67 km2) (6.3%) is water.  Adjacent counties are Marshall County(north), Trigg County(northeast), Stewart County, Tennessee( southeast), Henry County, Tennessee(south), and the county in which I graduated college, Graves County(west).  As of the census of 2000, there were 34,177 people, 13,862 households, and 8,594 families residing in the county.
The population density was 88 per square mile (34/km2). There were 16,069 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile (16/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 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. 1.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 13,862 households out of which 25.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.00% were non-families. 29.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.79.
The age distribution was 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 were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. The relatively large 18-to-24 population is mostly due to the presence of Murray State University.  For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,134, and the median income for a family was $39,914. Males had a median income of $31,184 versus $22,046 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,566. About 9.80% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.70% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.  Place of interest in Calloway County is Fort Heinman, part of Fort Donelson National Battlefield.  Notable people from the county are W. Earl Brown(actor/musician), T.R.M. Howard(surgeon, civil rights leader and entrepreneur), Joe Staton(cartoonist), Frank Stubblefield(politician), Nathan Stubblefield(inventor), Henry Lee Waterfield(politician), Molly Simms(actress/model),Cleanth Brooks(professor, literary critic), Mel Purcell(professional tennis player) and 1960’s singer-songwriter Jackie De Shannon. 
Campbell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 90,336. Its county seats are Alexandria and Newport. The county was formed on December 17, 1794, from sections of Scott, Harrison, and Mason Counties and was named for Colonel John Campbell, a Revolutionary War soldier and Kentucky legislator. The county was founded in 1794.  Population, as of 2014, was 91,833.  The county is 159 square miles.  The county seat is Alexandria.  Colleges and Universities in Campbell County are Northern Kentucky University, Brighton Center’s Center for Employment Training, Daymar College-Newport and Interactive College of Technology.  Points of interest are Newport Aquarium, Newport Southbank Bridge and the World Peace Bell.