Editing Drakesboro, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Drakesboro, Kentucky
|settlement_type          = [[list of Kentucky cities|City]]
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|map_caption              = Location in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Kentucky]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kentucky|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Muhlenberg County, Kentucky|Muhlenberg]]
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|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Mike Jones
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Kentucky |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_place_21.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=May 23, 2023}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 1.45
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US2122348&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Drakesboro city, Kentucky: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 23, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total         = 481
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|population_density_km2   = 336.45
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 42337
|area_code                = [[Area code 270|270]]
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'''Drakesboro''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Muhlenberg County, Kentucky|Muhlenberg County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. The population was 481 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> Incorporated in 1888, the city was named for early pioneer William Drake.<ref>{{cite book |title=''Encyclopedia of Kentucky'' |chapter=Dictionary of Places: Drakesboro |publisher=Somerset Publishers |location=[[New York, New York]] |year=1987 |isbn=0-403-09981-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&q=cannon+ky&pg=PA84 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=1987 | accessdate=2013-04-28 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=84| isbn=0813126312 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Drakesboro is located in eastern Muhlenberg County at {{coord|37|13|2|N|87|3|1|W|type:city}} (37.217274, -87.050169).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>  The city is situated along [[Kentucky Route 176]] (Mose Rager Boulevard) east of [[Greenville, Kentucky|Greenville]], the [[county seat]]. Its municipal boundaries extend eastward to KY 176's intersection with [[U.S. Route 431]]. Greenville is {{convert|7|mi|0}} to the west, while [[Central City, Kentucky|Central City]] is {{convert|7|mi|0}} to the northwest via US 431, and [[Russellville, Kentucky|Russellville]] is {{convert|29|mi}} to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Drakesboro has a total area of {{convert|0.56|sqmi|2}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqmi|2}}, or 1.78%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> Plum Creek runs along the eastern edge of the city, flowing north to Pond Creek, which continues north to the [[Green River (Kentucky)|Green River]] south of [[Rockport, Kentucky|Rockport]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 228
|1910= 1126
|1920= 1164
|1930= 1242
|1940= 1255
|1950= 1102
|1960= 832
|1970= 907
|1980= 798
|1990= 565
|2000= 627
|2010= 515
|2020= 481
|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|accessdate=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]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 627 people, 247 households, and 171 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,296.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 281 housing units at an average density of {{convert|580.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.73% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.32% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 247 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $17,875, and the median income for a family was $25,417. Males had a median income of $21,094 versus $16,458 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,508. About 28.4% of families and 32.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 43.4% of those under age 18 and 24.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Sites of interest==

===The Four Legends Fountain===
Constructed in 1992, the Four Legends Fountain honors four pioneers of the "thumb picking" style of guitar playing often associated with [[bluegrass music]]: [[Kennedy Jones (musician)|Kennedy Jones]], [[Ike Everly]], [[Mose Rager]], and [[Merle Travis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centralcitykytourism.com/attractionspublic.html |title=Attractions Open to the Public |publisher=Central City Tourism Commission |accessdate=2007-02-16 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206040425/http://www.centralcitykytourism.com/attractionspublic.html |archivedate=2007-02-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> All four have close ties to [[Muhlenberg County, Kentucky|Muhlenberg County]].

===John Prine Highway===
The section of Hwy 431 through Drakesboro is named for [[John Prine]].

==Notable people==
* [[Mose Rager]], musician
* [[Merle Travis]], country western songwriter and performer

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Drakesboro, Kentucky}}

{{Muhlenberg County, Kentucky}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1888]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky]]