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COMMUNITIES
Boyd County, Ky., highlights
ORIGIN: Formed from parts of Greenup, Carter and Lawrence counties in 1860. Named for Lynn Boyd, former Kentucky lieutenant governor.
POPULATION: 48,560 (according to 2008 Census estimates).
CITIES: Ashland and Catlettsburg.
COURTHOUSE: 2800 Louisa St., Catlettsburg.
ELECTED OFFICIALS:
County judge-executive: William "Bud" Stevens, 606-739-4134.
County commissioners: Carl Tolliver, David Salisbury and Marvin "Coach" Meredith.
County attorney: Phil Hedrick, 606-739-4321.
Commonwealth's attorney: David Justice, 606-739-5137.
Sheriff: Terry Keelin, 606-739-5135.
County clerk: Debbie Jones, 606-739-5116.
Circuit court judges: C. David Hagerman, 606-739-6122 and George Davis, 606-739-5844.
Voter registration: Boyd County Clerk's office, 606-739-5116, 325-3547, 929-9595.
AREA IN SQUARE MILES: 160.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS: Boyd County, 606-928-4141; Ashland Independent, 606-327-2706; and Fairview Independent, 606-324-3877.
LIBRARY: Main branch, 606-329-0090.
MEDIAN AGE: 39.7.
PER CAPITA INCOME: $18,212.
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $32,749.
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE: $68,800.
POPULATION 17 AND YOUNGER: 21.8 percent
PERCENT 65 AND OLDER: 15.6
RACIAL BREAKDOWN: 96 percent white, 2.5 percent black, .2 percent Native-American, .3 percent Asian and 1.1 percent Hispanic.
HOUSING OWNER-OCCUPIED: 72.9 percent.
PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 15.5 percent.
UTILITIES: Ashland water distribution, 606-327-2041.
CABLE: Time Warner, 866-701-3590.
