Adairville, Kentucky

Adairville, Kentucky
City
Location of Adairville, Kentucky
Coordinates: 36°40′7″N 86°51′14″W / 36.66861°N 86.85389°WCoordinates: 36°40′7″N 86°51′14″W / 36.66861°N 86.85389°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Logan
Area
• Total	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km^2)
• Land	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation	600 ft (183 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	920
• Density	704.8/sq mi (272.1/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	42202
Area code(s)	270
FIPS code	21-00298
GNIS feature ID	0485749

Adairville is a 5th-class city in Logan County, Kentucky, in the United States. Established on 31 January 1833, it was named for Governor John Adair and incorporated by the state assembly on 7 February 1871.^[1][2] The population was 920 at the 2000 census.

Future president Andrew Jackson killed Charles Dickinson as the result of a duel here in 1806. ^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	148		—
1870	214		44.6%
1880	476		122.4%
1900	720		—
1910	683		−5.1%
1920	778		13.9%
1930	763		−1.9%
1940	784		2.8%
1950	800		2.0%
1960	848		6.0%
1970	973		14.7%
1980	1,105		13.6%
1990	906		−18.0%
2000	920		1.5%
2010	852		−7.4%
Est. 2015	889	[4]	4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 920 people, 398 households, and 267 families residing in the city. The population density was 704.8 people per square mile (271.2/km²). There were 431 housing units at an average density of 330.2 per square mile (127.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.13% White, 18.70% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.87% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.61% of the population.

There were 398 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,266, and the median income for a family was $40,139. Males had a median income of $26,618 versus $20,568 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,490. About 9.6% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 21.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Adairville, Kentucky Archived February 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.". Accessed 15 Jul 2013.
2. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 480.
3. "Killed in a Duel, Then Lost in the Earth". The New York Times.
4. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
6. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.