Olive Hill (Kentucky)

Carter County

21-57918

Olive Hill is a small town in Carter County in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. According to the population census of 2000, there were 1,813 inhabitants in the municipality.

Geography

The city is located at 38 ° 18'4 "North, 83 ° 10'27 and " West. (38.301007, -83.174091 ). The site extends over an area of 5.2 km ².

History

Even after 1792, the first settlers migrated into what is now Kentucky, also a farmer in the vicinity of Olive Hill later settled. In 1800 built a certain Robert Henderson the first house near Cold Springs to today's Eastern border of the city. Seven years later was succeeded by his brother George, the little removed, but still well within the present city limits, settled what was seen by the present-day city fathers as a spark for the upcoming settlement. This environment, in other families settled in the following decades was, appropriately named the first settlers in honor of " Henderson Branch ".

In the beginning was the immigration from neighboring Virginia for fear of the Indians still hesitant, but at least since the 1830s were over these concerns. First of Olive Hill belonged to Fayette County, then to Greenup County and ultimately from 1838 to the present Carter County. At this time the city corresponded to the cliché of a Grenzerstadt moderately prosperous, their houses were a dusty right and left to dirty thoroughfare.

Originally they had the place on the initiative of Captain E. P. Davis Oliver Hill named in order to honor the oldest residents of the community, Thomas Oliver. As so often suffered in the history of the passage of time the name of the pronunciation of the latent taciturn Kentuckian - the "r" " swallowed " one usually, so today it was Olive Hill. The name came into use quickly, especially since he adorned as the well-known trademark in the U.S. and internationally bricks a large brickworks within the city limits.

The first road is of particular importance for the infrastructure was the old highway from Catlettsburg by Maysville, who is also of Andrew Jackson on his triumphal procession to the ceremony marking the inauguration as U.S. President in Washington, DC was used.

During the Civil War the city from the Confederate general, John Hunt Morgan, was burned on one of his raids into Kentucky. The local history reported that his troops as they approached from the east of the city, had been initially prevented by a small group of home guards with some volleys on parade. The " horror " have repeatedly returned fire, thus increasing the chance of winning militia retreated rapidly. On both sides there had been no casualties so that the troops of the Southern relatively calmed moved through the city. Only at night camp on the high ground west of the city, the General, Olive Hill decided by some teams for the supposed audacity " punish ".

Policy

Mayor of the City 's Danny Sparks.

Demography

The census of 2000, according to live in Olive Hill 1,813 inhabitants in 791 households and 488 families. The population density is 348.3 people / km ². The population of the city is divided into 98.73 percent White, 0.17 % African American, 0.50 % Native American, and 0.11 percent come from a different ethnic background, or 0.50 % derive their descent from two or more races from. 0.61 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In 26.5 percent of households minor children living with their parents, 44.5% live in married couples, 14.5 % live in single mothers, and 38.2 % had non-families or unmarried couples. 34.8 % of all households are led by a single person and in 18.6 % of dwellings lives a single person who is older than 65 years. The average size of a household is 2.28 and the average family size is 2.93.

The age structure of the urban population Olive Hills breaks down as follows: 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.3 % from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44 in age, 24.4% between 45 and 64, and 18.4 percent are older than 65 years. The average age is 39 years.

For every 100 females there are 83.7 males. Taking the comparison age 18 years or older, so even gives a ratio of 100:78,0.

The average income for a household in the city is $ 22,958, the median income for a family $ 31,071. Men have an income of 24,063 compared to only $ 19,191 in women. The per capita income in the city is $ 12,628. 24.8 percent of the population and 16.7 % of families are below the poverty line. In relation to the total population Olive Hills 35.1 % of under 18 year olds and 23.5% of over-65s beyond the poverty line.

Attractions

• Be its buyer Aline Barnsdall planned by the architect Rudolph Schindler, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, some small construction projects in Olive Hill, of which the project, a transparent lake-side house in 1927 did not materialize.
• Carter Caves State Resort Park
• Grayson Lake State Park, was with sandstone canyons, the previously preferred settlement due to the Shawnee and Cherokee
• Cave Run Lake

Culture

• The radio station transmits on the frequency WDNX 89.1 MHz mainly religious embossed program.
• Annual Carter County Shriners Club Bluegrass Festival
• Annual Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival Time Out
• Since the city has never had a normal theater or drive-in movie, invite the city fathers on each first Friday in the summer months of June, July and August the families to a free open-air cinema in the historic center of the municipality, but in which they are allowed to bring their seating themselves or have.

Educational institutions

• West Carter High School, Olive Hill

Personalities

• Tom T. Hall, country musician
• Stephanie Bond, novelist
• Dwain knife, Country and studio musician