Last official estimated population of Rowan County was 23,337 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.007% of total US population and 0.5% of total Kentucky state population. Area of Rowan County is 286.3 mi² (=741.4 km²), in this year population density was 81.52 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0%/yr), Rowan County population in 2024 would be 23,347 [0].
Historical population of Rowan County for period 1860-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position
[1860-1870] +2.74 %/yr
[1870-1880] +3.98 %/yr
[1880-1890] +3.32 %/yr
[1890-1900] +3.05 %/yr
[1900-1910] +1.32 %/yr
[1910-1920] +0.03 %/yr
[1920-1930] +1.41 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.57 %/yr
[1940-1950] -0.02 %/yr
[1950-1960] +0.08 %/yr
[1960-1970] +2.88 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.14 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.66 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.82 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.24 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.85 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0 %/yr
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Population of Rowan County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 702 | 630 | 1,332 |
| 5 to 9 | 672 | 614 | 1,286 |
| 10 to 14 | 631 | 578 | 1,209 |
| 15 to 19 | 1035 | 1240 | 2,275 |
| 20 to 24 | 1737 | 1810 | 3,547 |
| 25 to 29 | 838 | 678 | 1,516 |
| 30 to 34 | 656 | 653 | 1,309 |
| 35 to 39 | 596 | 633 | 1,229 |
| 40 to 44 | 621 | 672 | 1,293 |
| 45 to 49 | 675 | 735 | 1,410 |
| 50 to 54 | 701 | 731 | 1,432 |
| 55 to 59 | 691 | 733 | 1,424 |
| 60 to 64 | 565 | 648 | 1,213 |
| 65 to 69 | 476 | 554 | 1,030 |
| 70 to 74 | 360 | 449 | 809 |
| 75 to 79 | 304 | 327 | 631 |
| 80 to 84 | 143 | 218 | 361 |
| 85+ | 119 | 230 | 349 |
Rowan County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 11328 | 11966 | 23,294 |
| WAC | 11180 | 11784 | 22,964 |
| WA | 11032 | 11670 | 22,702 |
| NHWAC | 11000 | 11636 | 22,636 |
| NHWA | 10862 | 11527 | 22,389 |
| BAC | 325 | 267 | 592 |
| NHBAC | 308 | 250 | 558 |
| BA | 240 | 204 | 444 |
| NHBA | 228 | 188 | 416 |
| H | 194 | 167 | 361 |
| HWAC | 180 | 148 | 328 |
| HWA | 170 | 143 | 313 |
| TOM | 158 | 120 | 278 |
| NHTOM | 147 | 115 | 262 |
| AAC | 115 | 142 | 257 |
| NHAAC | 113 | 138 | 251 |
| AA | 73 | 116 | 189 |
| NHAA | 73 | 114 | 187 |
| IAC | 81 | 60 | 141 |
| NHIAC | 74 | 57 | 131 |
| IA | 18 | 20 | 38 |
| NHIA | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| HBAC | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| HBA | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| NAC | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| NHNAC | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| HTOM | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| HIAC | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| HAAC | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| NA | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| NHNA | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| HIA | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| HAA | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| HNAC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HNA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
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