Editing Brooksville, Kentucky

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'''Brooksville''' is a [[Home rule in the United States|home rule-class]] city<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klc.org/UserFiles/files/ClassificationReformFACT(3).pdf |title=Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform |publisher=Kentucky League of Cities |access-date=July 5, 2016}}</ref> in [[Bracken County, Kentucky|Bracken County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the city's population was 642.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2110000| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212180012/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2110000| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Brooksville city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 21, 2013}}</ref> It is the [[county seat]] of Bracken County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref>

The area was settled before 1800 by William and Joel Woodward and was originally known as '''Woodward's Crossroads'''. County government moved from [[Augusta, Kentucky|Augusta]] to Woodward's Crossing in 1833 due to its more central location, although it did not become the official county seat until February 16, 1839. The legislation to formalize Woodward's Crossing as the county seat was sponsored by [[Kentucky Senate|Senator]] [[David Brooks (Kentucky politician)|David Brooks]], and the town was renamed in his honor.

The population has remained stable since 1970, when it was 609.

==Geography==
Brooksville is located in central Bracken County. Kentucky Routes [[Kentucky Route 10|10]] and [[Kentucky Route 19|19]] join in Brooksville. Route 10 leads east {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Maysville, Kentucky|Maysville]], and Route 19 leads northeast {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Augusta, Kentucky|Augusta]]; both destinations are on the [[Ohio River]]. The two highways head jointly out of town to the southwest from Brooksville.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.2|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1860= 262
|1870= 348
|1880= 378
|1890= 330
|1900= 565
|1910= 492
|1920= 585
|1930= 615
|1940= 656
|1950= 622
|1960= 601
|1970= 609
|1980= 680
|1990= 670
|2000= 589
|2010= 642
|2020= 654
|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>
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As of the [[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> of 2000, there were 589 people, 261 households, and 163 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,025.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 288 housing units at an average density of {{convert|501.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.02% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 261 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.93.

The population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,321, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $27,308 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,457. About 18.0% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 32.7% of those age 65 or over.{{clear left}}

==Education==
* Taylor Elementary School
* Bracken County Middle School
* [[Bracken County High School]]

Brooksville  has a lending library, the Bracken County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111202017/https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 January 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[Don Galloway]], actor best known for playing Detective Sergeant Ed Brown on ''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]''
* [[Ed McClanahan]], author and English professor
* [[Herb Moford]], [[Major League Baseball]] player

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.nkyviews.com/bracken/bracken_county.htm Historical Images and Texts of Brooksville, Kentucky]

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[[Category:Cities in Bracken County, Kentucky]]
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