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Georgetown, Kentucky
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Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 18,080 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Scott CountyGR6. The city is named in honor of President George Washington. It is the home of Georgetown College, a private liberal arts college.
The city's recent growth began in the mid-1980s, when Toyota built its first wholly owned United States plant in a recently annexed part of the city. The plant, which currently builds the Camry, Solara and Avalon, opened in 1988 and is the largest building in terms of acres covered under one building in the US, with over 200 acres occupied. [1]
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Georgetown is located at (38.214542, -84.555496)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.5 km² (13.7 mi²), all land.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 18,080 people, 6,703 households, and 4,618 families residing in the city. The population density was 508.8/km² (1,317.5/mi²). There were 7,209 housing units at an average density of 202.9/km² (525.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.68% White, 8.01% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.03% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population.
There were 6,703 households out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 16.1% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,186, and the median income for a family was $50,743. Males had a median income of $36,970 versus $25,936 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,859. About 8.7% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.
In late 1785 or early 1786, Georgetown was settled by the Rev. Elijah Craig and Virginia Baptists. The city was incorporated on December 16, 1790. Some of the first mills west of the Appalachians were established in Georgetown by Craig. Craig's early mills located on Royal Spring Branch manufactured cloth and paper. [1]
Craig also founded a classical school in Georgetown which would lead to the founding of Georgetown College.
The Historic Ward Hall now the home of the The Ward Hall Preservation Foundation, is located just outside of Georgetown. Ward Hall was the summer home of Junius Ward, the home represents the height of the Greek Revival period in Kentucky.
Georgetown has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):
Georgetown has a tri-weekly newspaper named the Georgetown News-Graphic. Residents of the area commonly subscribe to this locally-geared newspaper in addition to the larger Lexington newspaper, the Lexington Herald-Leader, which is printed daily rather than tri-weekly. [2]
David French - author, A Season for Justice: Defending the Rights of the Christian Home, Church and School.
- ^ Scott County, Kentucky URL accessed on 07/09/2006.
- ^ Georgetown News-Graphic URL accessed on 04/05/2007.
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- Official city government site
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- Georgetown Police Department
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