Editing Hanson, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Hanson, Kentucky
|settlement_type          = [[list of cities in Kentucky|City]]
|named_for                = a [[Henry B. Hanson|local railroad employee]]
|image_skyline            = Hanson Historic District.jpg
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = Main Street downtown
|image_map                = File:Hopkins County Kentucky Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Hanson Highlighted 2134390.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Hanson in Hopkins County, Kentucky.
|image_map1               = 
|mapsize1                 = 
|map_caption1             = 
|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        = [[Hopkins County, Kentucky|Hopkins]]
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Jimmy Epley
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1869
|established_title2       = Incorporated
|established_date2        = 1873
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 6.13
|area_land_km2            = 6.10
|area_water_km2           = 0.03
|area_total_sq_mi         = 2.37
|area_land_sq_mi          = 2.35
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01
|elevation_m              = 133
|elevation_ft             = 436
|coordinates              = {{coord|37|25|4|N|87|28|50|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 758
|population_density_km2   = 124.27
|population_density_sq_mi = 321.87
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 42413
|area_code                = [[Area codes 270 and 364|270 & 364]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 21-34390
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0493695
|footnotes                = 
|website                  = {{URL|www.cityofhanson.com}}
|pop_est_as_of = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
|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>
|population_footnotes = 
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'''Hanson''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Hopkins County, Kentucky|Hopkins County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. The population was 742 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/G001/1600000US2134390| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hanson city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=July 6, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 625 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].

The [[Hanson Historic District]] is located in the city. The companies that supply power to Hanson residents are [[Kentucky Utilities]] and [[Kenergy]].

==History==
The town was founded in 1869 on a {{convert|50|acre|adj=on}} grant from two local landowners, judge Robert Eastwood and pastor Roland Gooch, in order to function as a stop on the [[Evansville, Henderson, and Nashville Railroad]]. The city was laid out by (and named for) a railway's engineer and surveyor named Henry B. Hanson.<ref name=hmdb>{{cite web |title=Hanson |url=http://www.hmdb.org//marker.asp?marker=88955 |website=Historical Marker Database |accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref> The community received its post office on December 7, 1869,<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA129 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=1987 | accessdate=28 April 2013 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=129–130}}</ref> and was incorporated by the [[Kentucky Assembly|state assembly]] on March 31, 1873.<ref>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Hanson, Kentucky". Accessed 29 July 2013.</ref>

The Evansville, Henderson, & Nashville was purchased by the [[St. Louis and South Eastern Railway|St. Louis and Southeastern]] in 1872, which (following a reorganization) was purchased in turn by the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad|L&N]] in 1879.

The city was essentially destroyed by a fire in 1889,<ref name=hmdb /> and the present historic district dates from the rebuilding that followed.<ref>City of Hanson. "[http://www.cityofhanson.com/historic_district.html Hanson Historic District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831011951/http://cityofhanson.com/historic_district.html |date=2013-08-31 }}". Accessed 29 July 2013.</ref> Today, the former L&N network makes up part of [[CSX Transportation]], which operates a siding track in Hanson.

==Geography==
Hanson is located in northern Hopkins County at {{coord|37|25|4|N|87|28|50|W|type:city}} (37.417794, -87.480647).<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> [[U.S. Route 41]] (Hanson Road) passes through the center of town, and [[Interstate 69]] passes through the eastern part, with access from Exit 120. [[Madisonville, Kentucky|Madisonville]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|6|mi|0}} to the south, and [[Henderson, Kentucky|Henderson]] is {{convert|32|mi}} to the north, via either highway.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Hanson has a total area of {{convert|6.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.50%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 217
|1890= 376
|1900= 549
|1910= 509
|1920= 216
|1930= 411
|1940= 364
|1950= 393
|1960= 376
|1970= 378
|1980= 485
|1990= 450
|2000= 625
|2010= 742
|2020= 758
|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>
}}
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 625 people, 241 households, and 187 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|265.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 265 housing units at an average density of {{convert|112.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.96% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.64% of the population.

There were 241 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $36,406. Males had a median income of $32,054 versus $21,731 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,932. About 6.7% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cityofhanson.com City of Hanson official website]

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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Hopkins County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1873]]