Editing Eminence, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Eminence, Kentucky
| settlement_type    = [[list of Kentucky cities|City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Eminence KY Depot.JPG
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = City Municipal Building in Eminence, once a railroad depot
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = File:Henry County Kentucky Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Eminence Highlighted 2124904.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Eminence in Henry County, Kentucky.
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| map_caption1       = <!-- Location -->
| 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  = [[Henry County, Kentucky|Henry]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Fred Downey
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
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| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| 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>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.90
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.85
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.05

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2705
| population_density_sq_mi = 950.79

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = −5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = −4
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 922
| coordinates        = {{coord|38|21|49|N|85|10|40|W|region:US-KY_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 40019
| area_code          = [[Area code 502|502]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 21-24904
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2403564<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2403564}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://eminence.ky.gov/}}
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| population_est     = 2715
| area_total_km2     = 7.50
| area_land_km2      = 7.37
| area_water_km2     = 0.13
| population_density_km2 = 367.09
}}

'''Eminence''' is a [[list of Kentucky cities|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=December 30, 2014}}</ref> in [[Henry County, Kentucky|Henry County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. The population was 2,498 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2124904| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Eminence city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=July 5, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 2,231 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]. It is home to the [[Eminence Historic Commercial District]]. Eminence is the largest city in Henry County. Eminence is home to the loudspeaker manufacturing company, Eminence Speaker. The area was home to Eminence Male and Female High School which grew to become Eminence College.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Historical_sketch_of_Eminence_College_(IA_historicalsketch00emin).pdf&page=3 | title=Historical sketch of Eminence College... &#91;announcement&#93; }}</ref> Eminence's school teams compete as the Warriors.

==History==
The area post office, established in 1836, was moved to Eminence in 1850, and named for its supposed location at the highest point on the railroad line between [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] and [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&q=cannon+ky&pg=PA93 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=1987 | access-date=2013-04-28 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=93| isbn=0813126312 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n118 119]}}</ref> The city was formally incorporated in 1851.<ref>{{cite book |last=Collins |first=Lewis |title=History of Kentucky |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F5FQAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA338 |year=1877 |page=338|publisher=Library Reprints, Incorporated |isbn=9780722249208 }}</ref><ref>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Eminence, Kentucky". Accessed 25 July 2013.</ref>

The [[Eminence Historic Commercial District]] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a}}</ref><ref name=nrhpdoc-Eminence>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=79000994}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eminence Historic Commercial District |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Daniel Kidd |date=July 1978 |access-date=May 2, 2018}} With {{NRHP url|id=79000994|photos=y|title=accompanying 14 photos from 1977}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Eminence Kentucky Flyover.jpg|thumb|left|Eminence as seen from above]]
Eminence is located in southern Henry County and is bordered to the south by [[Shelby County, Kentucky|Shelby County]].

[[Kentucky Route 55]] is Main Street through Eminence. KY 55 leads north {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[New Castle, Kentucky|New Castle]], the Henry County seat, and south {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Shelbyville, Kentucky|Shelbyville]]. [[U.S. Route 421]] passes {{convert|2|mi|0}} east of Eminence; it leads north to New Castle and southeast {{convert|25|mi}} to [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]], the state capital.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Eminence has a total area of {{convert|7.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.1|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 1.70%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The city is located on high ground, with elevations up to {{convert|960|ft}}, where several watersheds converge. The source of the [[Little Kentucky River]], a tributary of the [[Kentucky River]], is just west of Eminence, while Town Creek to the north and Drennon Creek to the east also rise in Eminence and flow north to the Kentucky River. Fox Run rises in the southern part of Eminence and flows south via Bullskin Creek and Brashears Creek to the [[Salt River (Kentucky)|Salt River]]. The Kentucky and the Salt River are both tributaries of the [[Ohio River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 1043
| 1890 = 1002
| 1900 = 1018
| 1910 = 1274
| 1920 = 1317
| 1930 = 1323
| 1940 = 1411
| 1950 = 1462
| 1960 = 1958
| 1970 = 2225
| 1980 = 2260
| 1990 = 2055
| 2000 = 2231
| 2010 = 2498
| 2020 = 2705
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 2715
| estref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| 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>
}}
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 2,231 people, 944 households, and 623 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,039.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 998 housing units at an average density of {{convert|464.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 83.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.65% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.36% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.97% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.81% of the population.

There were 944 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,323, and the median income for a family was $36,053. Males had a median income of $30,893 versus $21,042 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,337. About 14.9% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 21.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Education in Eminence is administered by the Eminence Independent School District.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eminence.k12.ky.us | title=Homepage | publisher=Eminence Independent Schools | access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref> Eminence's school mascot is the Warriors. They have played the Eels of [[Eminence Junior-Senior High School]] in the [[Eminence, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.reporter-times.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/01/26/eminence-vs-eminence-how-2-schools-created-the-ultimate-small-town-matchup/69834076007/ | title=Eminence vs. Eminence: How two schools created the ultimate small-town matchup }}</ref>

Eminence has a [[public library|lending library]], the Henry 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>

==Arts and culture==
The city is home to the Highland Renaissance Festival, which runs from May through July. Eminence also hosts a Celtic Fest in September.

== Notable people ==
* [[Anne Braden]] (1924–2006), civil rights activist 
* Jim Green, track star and first African American athlete to graduate from the University of Kentucky<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/1289 | title=Green, Jim · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database }}</ref>
* [[Hollis Summers]], (1916–1987), poet, novelist, short story writer

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|https://eminence.ky.gov/}}
* [https://www.eminence.kyschools.us/ Eminence Independent Schools]

{{Henry County, Kentucky}}

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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Henry County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Louisville metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1851]]
[[Category:1851 establishments in Kentucky]]