Maysville (Kentucky)
Mason County
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Maysville is a city in Mason County in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. According to the census of 2000, there were 8993 inhabitants in the city. The small town is also the administrative center ( county seat ) of Mason County.
History
Around 1780 founded as a river port at the confluence of Limestone Creek and the Ohio River. Initially referred to as " Limestone ", the town was eventually named in 1787 by John May, a wealthy lawyer and landowner around. The first post office opened in 1794. Over time, Maysville was an important port and the establishment of a road link to Lexington helped the city in their economic development. Maysville has one of the largest burley tobacco markets in the world and had to have also one of the largest hubs for this raw material as the basis of the transport bags until the collapse of hemp production in Kentucky.
The seat of Mason County was from its establishment from 1788 to 1848 in nearby Washington, however, has been since transferred to Maysville.
Geography
The city is located at 38 ° 38 ' 38 "North and 83 ° 46' 33 " West. (38.643920, -83.775890 ). It extends over an area of 57.6 square kilometers, 51.6 km of which are land and 6.1 km ² water surface. 10.52% of the total area is covered by water
Demography
According to the census of 2000, there were 8,993 residents in Maysville in 3,856 households and 2,406 families. The population density is 174.4 people / km ². The population of the city is divided into 86.00 percent White, 11.54 % are African-American, 0.14% Native American, 0.60 % Asian, 0.03 % come from the Pacific Rim and 0.50 percent are other ethnic origin or 1.18% derive their descent from two or more races. 0.86 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In 27.8 percent of households minor children living with their parents, 45.5% live in married couples, 14.0 % live in single mothers, and 37.6 % had non-families or unmarried couples. 33.7 % of all households are led by a single person and in 16.7 % of dwellings lives a single person who is older than 65 years. The average size of a household is 2.25 and the average family size was 2.85 individuals.
The age structure of the urban population Maysvilles breaks down as follows: 22.7 % under the age of 18, 8.1 % from 18 to 24, 26.6 % from 25 to 44 in age, 23.5% between 45 and 64, as well as 19.1 percent who are older than 65 years. The average age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 85.9 males. Taking the comparison age 18 years or older, so even gives a ratio of 100:80,7.
The average income for a household in the city is 27 813 U.S. dollars, the median income for a family $ 37,684. Men have an income of 31 975 compared with $ 20,775 for women. The per capita income in the city is $ 16,836. 18.9 percent of the population and 14.4 % of families are below the poverty line. In relation to the total population Maysvilles 27.1 % of under 18 year olds and 16.2% of over-65s living in poverty.
Attractions
- " Underground Railroad " (Self Guided Driving Tour of Mason County 's Historic Underground Railroad )
- Maysville Flood Wall Mural Project
- Mefford 's Fort in Old Washington
- Application point of " Mississippi Queen " at the Riverboat Tour
- Breakpoint of the "Great Race", a historic classic car rally (June) ( In June 2005, awarded as the most hospitable breakpoint. )
Culture
- Maysville Community College, Mason County Area Technology Center, Academy of Cosmetology and another 6 schools for 3,500 students.
- Organised annually Rosemary Clooney Concert ( 1998 )
- Public library with around 37,000 books, as well as several thousand audio and video documents
Sons and daughters of the town
- Rosemary Clooney, singer and actress
- Heather French, Miss America 2000
- Tina Rigdon, fitness model and fitness trainer
- Augustus Willson, politician and 36th Governor of Kentucky
- Aaron Chancellor Miller, actor
- Alison Lundergan Grimes (born 1978 ), politician