Editing Germantown, Kentucky

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|official_name            = Germantown, Kentucky
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'''Germantown''' is a [[list of Kentucky cities|home rule-class city]] in [[Bracken County, Kentucky|Bracken]] and [[Mason County, Kentucky|Mason]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kentucky]]. The population was 146 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

The Bracken County portion of Germantown is part of the [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area]], while the Mason County portion is part of the [[Maysville micropolitan area]].

==History==
Germantown was [[plat]]ted in 1794 and named after [[Germans|German]] immigrants.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.maysville-online.com/lifestyles/history-origins-and-towns-of-bracken-county/article_0ab792b7-4097-5215-a839-cfd9348d9f10.html | title=History, origins and towns of Bracken County | work=The Ledger Independent | date=March 9, 2012 | accessdate=11 January 2016 | author=Toncray, Marla | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904080603/http://www.maysville-online.com/lifestyles/history-origins-and-towns-of-bracken-county/article_0ab792b7-4097-5215-a839-cfd9348d9f10.html | archive-date=4 September 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The city was incorporated by the [[Virginia state legislature]] in 1795.<ref>Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA115 p. 115]. "Germantown". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 26 July 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Lewis|title=History of Kentucky|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F5FQAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA547|year=1877|page=547}}</ref> A post office called "Germantown" has been in operation since 1817.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=KY&county=Bracken&searchtext=&pagenum=2 |title=Bracken County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=11 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703130521/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=ky&county=Bracken&searchtext=&pagenum=2 |archivedate=3 July 2011 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Germantown is located primarily in eastern Bracken County and extends into western Mason County. [[Kentucky Route 10]] passes through the center of town, leading east (via [[Kentucky Route 9]]) {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Maysville, Kentucky|Maysville]] on the [[Ohio River]], and west {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Brooksville, Kentucky|Brooksville]], the Bracken County seat.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Germantown has a total area of {{convert|0.12|sqmi|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The city sits on a ridge that drains north to Bracken Creek, east to Pommel Creek, south to Two Lick Creek, and southwest to Camp Creek. Bracken Creek is a direct tributary of the Ohio River, joining it at [[Augusta, Kentucky|Augusta]], while the other three creeks are all tributaries of the North Fork of the [[Licking River (Kentucky)|Licking River]], which flows northwest to join the Ohio River at [[Covington, Kentucky|Covington]] and [[Newport, Kentucky|Newport]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 81
|1810= 36
|1830= 118
|1850= 125
|1860= 170
|1870= 191
|1890= 229
|1900= 407
|1910= 287
|1920= 237
|1930= 283
|1940= 304
|1950= 260
|1960= 251
|1970= 332
|1980= 347
|1990= 213
|2000= 190
|2010= 154
|2020= 146
|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 190 people, 81 households, and 55 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|703.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 85 housing units at an average density of {{convert|314.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.42% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 1.58% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]].

There were 81 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $20,833 versus $22,813 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,973. About 9.7% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.4% of those 65 or over.

==Government==
The government of Germantown is composed of a mayor and four city council members. Council members are elected every two years on even numbered years and the mayor is elected every four years, also on even years.  The council member receiving the most votes in the council elections is designated as the vice-mayor.

The city also contains the Germantown Volunteer Fire Department, established in 1927, that operates in Bracken and Mason counties as a fire, rescue, and EMS first responder service.

==Notable people==
*[[Carl Bouldin]], baseball player
*[[Elle Smith]], journalist and [[Miss USA 2021]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.nkyviews.com/bracken/bracken_county.htm Historical Images and Texts of Germantown, Kentucky]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&dq=cannon+ky&pg=PA115 History of Germantown]

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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Bracken County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Mason County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Maysville, Kentucky micropolitan area]]