Editing Jamestown, Kentucky

{{hatnote|This article is about the present-day city in Russell County. For the 19th-century city of the same name in Campbell County, see [[Dayton, Kentucky]].}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Jamestown, Kentucky
| settlement_type    = [[list of cities in Kentucky|City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
| named_for          = James Wooldridge, a local landowner

<!-- Images -->| image_skyline      = Russell County Kentucky courthouse.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Russell County courthouse in Jamestown
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = File:Russell County Kentucky Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Jamestown Highlighted 2140114.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Jamestown in Russell 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  = [[Russell County, Kentucky|Russell]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = 1826

<!-- 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   = 3.65
| area_land_sq_mi    = 3.52
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.14

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1867
| population_density_sq_mi = 530.70

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 978
| coordinates        = {{coord|36|59|27|N|85|04|01|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 42629
| area_code          = [[Area codes 270 and 364|270 & 364]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 21-40114
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2404788<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404788}}</ref>
| website            = 
| 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     = 1869
| area_total_km2     = 9.46
| area_land_km2      = 9.11
| area_water_km2     = 0.35
| population_density_km2 = 204.91
}}
'''Jamestown''' 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=December 30, 2014}}</ref> in [[Russell County, Kentucky|Russell County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. It is the [[county seat|seat]] of its 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 population was 1,794 at the [[2010 U.S. census]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Jamestown has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=802451&cityname=Jamestown,+Kentucky,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Jamestown, Kentucky – Köppen Climate Classification |website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | collapsed   = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = Jamestown, Kentucky (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 76
 | Feb record high F  = 80
 | Mar record high F  = 89
 | Apr record high F  = 90
 | May record high F  = 91
 | Jun record high F  = 103
 | Jul record high F  = 103
 | Aug record high F  = 101
 | Sep record high F  = 97
 | Oct record high F  = 94
 | Nov record high F  = 86
 | Dec record high F  = 79
 | year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 66.3
|Feb avg record high F = 70.6
|Mar avg record high F = 77.3
|Apr avg record high F = 83.5
|May avg record high F = 87.1
|Jun avg record high F = 91.9
|Jul avg record high F = 93.8
|Aug avg record high F = 92.4
|Sep avg record high F = 90.7
|Oct avg record high F = 84.0
|Nov avg record high F = 75.4
|Dec avg record high F = 67.5
|year avg record high F = 95.1

 | Jan high F = 43.5
 | Feb high F = 48.1
 | Mar high F = 57.2
 | Apr high F = 67.5
 | May high F = 75.4
 | Jun high F = 82.6
 | Jul high F = 85.6
 | Aug high F = 84.8
 | Sep high F = 79.4
 | Oct high F = 68.9
 | Nov high F = 56.7
 | Dec high F = 47.4
 | year high F = 66.4
 | Jan mean F = 34.0
 | Feb mean F = 37.5
 | Mar mean F = 45.5
 | Apr mean F = 54.8
 | May mean F = 64.2
 | Jun mean F = 71.9
 | Jul mean F = 75.4
 | Aug mean F = 74.2
 | Sep mean F = 67.7
 | Oct mean F = 56.7
 | Nov mean F = 45.1
 | Dec mean F = 38.2
 | year mean F = 55.4
 | Jan low F = 24.5
 | Feb low F = 26.9
 | Mar low F = 33.8
 | Apr low F = 42.2
 | May low F = 53.0
 | Jun low F = 61.1
 | Jul low F = 65.2
 | Aug low F = 63.5
 | Sep low F = 56.0
 | Oct low F = 44.5
 | Nov low F = 33.5
 | Dec low F = 29.0
 | year low F = 44.4

|Jan avg record low F = 3.0
|Feb avg record low F = 8.7
|Mar avg record low F = 15.5
|Apr avg record low F = 24.9
|May avg record low F = 35.5
|Jun avg record low F = 48.1
|Jul avg record low F = 54.9
|Aug avg record low F = 53.1
|Sep avg record low F = 42.6
|Oct avg record low F = 28.7
|Nov avg record low F = 17.9
|Dec avg record low F = 13.8
|year avg record low F = -1.4

 | Jan record low F  = -22
 | Feb record low F  = -19
 | Mar record low F  = -1
 | Apr record low F  = 16
 | May record low F  = 28
 | Jun record low F  = 40
 | Jul record low F  = 48
 | Aug record low F  = 43
 | Sep record low F  = 34
 | Oct record low F  = 22
 | Nov record low F  = 7
 | Dec record low F  = -14
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 5.48
 | Feb precipitation inch = 4.57
 | Mar precipitation inch = 5.36
 | Apr precipitation inch = 5.12
 | May precipitation inch = 5.41
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.97
 | Jul precipitation inch = 5.09
 | Aug precipitation inch = 4.19
 | Sep precipitation inch = 4.64
 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.14
 | Nov precipitation inch = 4.01
 | Dec precipitation inch = 5.04
 | year precipitation inch = 57.02
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 11.1
 | Feb precipitation days  = 9.9
 | Mar precipitation days  = 12.1
 | Apr precipitation days  = 11.5
 | May precipitation days  = 12.1
 | Jun precipitation days  = 10.4
 | Jul precipitation days  = 11.5
 | Aug precipitation days  = 8.0
 | Sep precipitation days  = 8.3
 | Oct precipitation days  = 7.7
 | Nov precipitation days  = 9.1
 | Dec precipitation days  = 12.6
 | year precipitation days = 124.3
 | Jan snow inch = 1.1
 | Feb snow inch = 2.8
 | Mar snow inch = 1.0
 | Apr snow inch = 0.0
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.0
 | Nov snow inch = 0.0
 | Dec snow inch = 0.0
 | year snow inch = 4.9
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 0.9
 | Feb snow days  = 1.4
 | Mar snow days  = 0.5
 | Apr snow days  = 0.0
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.0
 | Nov snow days  = 0.0
 | Dec snow days  = 0.2
 | year snow days = 3.0
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=lmk
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 18, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00154208&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 18, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==History==
The community was established in 1826 to be the seat of the newly formed [[Russell County, Kentucky|Russell County]]. It was briefly known as '''Jacksonville''' in honor of General [[Andrew Jackson]],<ref name=ren/> who had just won a plurality of the popular vote during the [[1824 United States presidential election|1824 presidential election]] but lost the runoff in the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], largely because of the "[[corrupt bargain]]" struck by [[Henry Clay]] and [[John Quincy Adams]]. However, an anti-Jacksonian party loyal to Clay came into power the same year<ref name=kenky>''The Kentucky Encyclopedia'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=8eFSK4o--M0C&pg=PA463 p. 463]. "Jamestown". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1992. Accessed 1 August 2013.</ref> and the post office was established in November as Jamestown after local landowner James Wooldridge<!--sic-->, who (together with his brother John) had donated 110 acres of land for the town. The act of the [[Kentucky Assembly|state legislature]] incorporating the city in December<ref>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Jamestown, Kentucky". Accessed 1 August 2013.</ref> continued this name, which the city has used since.<ref name=ren>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA152 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | date=1987 | access-date=26 July 2013 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=152}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1870 = 138
| 1880 = 121
| 1890 = 154
| 1910 = 177
| 1920 = 237
| 1930 = 410
| 1940 = 476
| 1950 = 1064
| 1960 = 792
| 1970 = 1027
| 1980 = 1441
| 1990 = 1641
| 2000 = 1624
| 2010 = 1794
| 2020 = 1867
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 1869
| 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>
}}
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,624 people in 662 households, including 421 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|722.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 755 housing units at an average density of {{convert|335.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 94.89% White, 3.51% African American, 0.43% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86%.<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 the 662 households 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 34.1% of households were one person and 15.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.87.

The age distribution was 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.

The median household income was $18,587 and the median family income  was $25,234. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $20,380 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,140. About 25.8% of families and 30.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 44.5% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Jamestown has a [[public library|lending library]], a branch of the Russell 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=7 June 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Russell County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:County seats in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1826]]
[[Category:1826 establishments in Kentucky]]