Wolfe County courthouse in Campton Wolfe County courthouse in Campton Location of Campton, Kentucky Location of Campton, Kentucky Campton is a home rule-class town/city in and the governmental center of county of Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States. The populace was 424 at the 2000 census.

Campton was a camp town with a small creek, swift creek (named after Jonathan Swift of the legend of Swift's silver mine) running through the town.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), of which 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (3.57%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 424 citizens , 196 homeholds, and 117 families residing in the city.

The populace density was 393.4 citizens per square mile (151.6/km ).

There were 229 housing units at an average density of 212.5 per square mile (81.9/km ).

There were 196 homeholds out of which 28.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families.

37.2% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $17,778, and the median income for a family was $21,528.

About 31.8% of families and 34.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 47.4% of those under age 18 and 23.6% of those age 65 or over.

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

"Enumeration of Population and Housing".

Municipalities and communities of Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States County seats in Kentucky

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Cities in Wolfe County, Kentucky - Cities in Kentucky - County seats in Kentucky - Populated places established in 1870