Adairville, Kentucky | |
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City | |
Location of Adairville, Kentucky |
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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 km2) |
• Land | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 920 |
• Density | 704.8/sq mi (272.1/km2) |
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. The population was 920 at the 2000 census.
Future president Andrew Jackson killed Charles Dickinson as the result of a duel here in 1806.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), all land.
As of the census 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.