Editing Blaine, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Blaine, Kentucky
| settlement_type    = [[list of cities in Kentucky|City]]
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| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location in Lawrence County, Kentucky
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Kentucky]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Kentucky|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Lawrence County, Kentucky|Lawrence]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[City commission government|City Commission]] (former)
| leader_title1      = President of Council
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = March 10, 1886

<!-- Area -->| extinct_title      = Dissolved
| extinct_date       = April 20, 2022
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_21.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 18, 2022}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2     = 0.74
| area_land_km2      = 0.73
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.28
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.28
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 66
| population_density_km2 = 90.00
| population_density_sq_mi = 233.22
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
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| utc_offset_DST     = -4
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| elevation_ft       = 646
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 41124
| area_code          = [[Area code 606|606]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 21-07264
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'''Blaine''' is a former [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Lawrence County, Kentucky|Lawrence County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. The population was 47 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Blaine,%20KY&g=1600000US2107264&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Blaine city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| access-date=February 7, 2020}}</ref> down from 245 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].

==History==
Blaine was originally settled {{circa|lk=no|1800}} and established as a local trade center by 1882. The post office has been in operation since at least May 10, 1828 (Neri Swetnam, postmaster). Although the city was incorporated as "Blaine" on March 10, 1886, it was alternatively known as "Blainetown" or "Mouth of Hood" for the remainder of the 19th century.<ref name=kye>{{cite book |author=Rennick, Robert M. |title=''Kentucky Place Names'' |year=1988 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=[[Lexington, Kentucky]] |isbn=0-8131-0179-4 |chapter=Place Names}} Retrieved on 2010-04-17</ref>

==Geography==
Blaine is located in western Lawrence County in the valley of Blaine Creek, a northeast-flowing tributary of the [[Big Sandy River (Ohio River)|Big Sandy River]]. Hood Creek joins Blaine Creek from the south at Blaine.

[[Kentucky Route 32]] passes through Blaine, leading east {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Louisa, Kentucky|Louisa]] and west {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Sandy Hook, Kentucky|Sandy Hook]]. [[Kentucky Route 201]] passes through the center of Blaine with KY 32 but leads north {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Webbville, Kentucky|Webbville]] and south {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Staffordsville, Kentucky|Staffordsville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.74|km2|order=flip|2}}, of which {{convert|1757|sqm|acre|order=flip|2}}, or 0.24%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_21.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Kentucky| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| access-date=February 7, 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 245 people, 95 households and 74 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|74.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 113 housing units at an average density of {{convert|34.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.18% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.82% from two or more races.

There were 95 households, of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.89.

{{US Census population
|1900= 134
|1910= 136
|1920= 103
|1930= 144
|1940= 124
|1970= 168
|1980= 358
|1990= 271
|2000= 245
|2010= 47
|2020= 66
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

Age distribution was 25.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The [[median household income]] was $16,250, and the median family income was $24,000. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $9,688 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $9,740. About 29.4% of families and 39.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 51.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 21.2% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
Students residing in Blaine usually attend:{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
* Blaine Elementary School
* Lawrence County High School

==Government==
The City of Blaine and its government was officially dissolved on April 20, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kentucky: Secretary of State - Land Office |url=https://web.sos.ky.gov/land/cities.aspx |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=web.sos.ky.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 20, 2022 |title=Judgement Dissolving the City of Blaine |url=https://web.sos.ky.gov/maps/documents/blaine/3516.pdf |access-date=January 9, 2025 |website=Kentucky Secretary of State Land Office}}</ref> The last mayor was Geneva Wheeler, who remained in office until 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Adkins |first=Lilly |date=August 20, 2014 |title=Despite Having No Candidates for Office, Blaine is Still a City |work=The Big Sandy News |pages=1}}</ref> No one had stood for election to the four person city commission since 2010, and no one served on the commission after 2012.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 31, 2012 |title=Election: Local Races on Next Tuesday's Ballot |work=The Big Sandy News |pages=4}}</ref>

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Blaine has a [[Humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=257051&cityname=Blaine%2C+Kentucky%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Blaine, Kentucky]</ref>
{{Weather box
|location = Blaine, Kentucky
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high F = 42
|Feb high F = 46
|Mar high F = 56
|Apr high F = 69
|May high F = 77
|Jun high F = 83
|Jul high F = 86
|Aug high F = 86
|Sep high F = 80
|Oct high F = 70
|Nov high F = 57
|Dec high F = 47
|year high F = 67
|Jan low F = 18
|Feb low F = 20
|Mar low F = 28
|Apr low F = 37
|May low F = 47
|Jun low F = 56
|Jul low F = 61
|Aug low F = 60
|Sep low F = 53
|Oct low F = 39
|Nov low F = 30
|Dec low F = 23
|year low F = 39
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.4
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.9
|Mar precipitation inch = 4
|Apr precipitation inch = 4
|May precipitation inch = 4.2
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.5
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.3
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.1
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.5
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.5
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.1
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.6
|year precipitation inch = 43
|source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase>
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=257051&cityname=Blaine-Kentucky
|publisher=Weatherbase
|title=Weatherbase.com
|year=2013
}}
Retrieved on September 12, 2013.
</ref>
|date=September  2013
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Lawrence County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1886]]
[[Category:1886 establishments in Kentucky]]