Editing Kuttawa, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Kuttawa, Kentucky
|settlement_type          = [[list of Kentucky cities|City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
|named_for                = a [[Cherokee]] village

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|image_caption            = Welcome sign in Kuttawa
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|image_map                = File:Lyon County Kentucky Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Kuttawa Highlighted 2143264.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in Lyon County, Kentucky

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|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        = [[Lyon County, Kentucky|Lyon]]
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|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = 1872

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|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 7.81
|area_land_km2            = 5.67
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.02
|area_land_sq_mi          = 2.19
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.83

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 629
|population_density_km2   = 111.02
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|population_density_sq_mi = 287.48

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|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 42055
|area_code                = [[Area code 270|270]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 21-43264
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2404844<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404844}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|www.cityofkuttawa.com}}
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'''Kuttawa''' {{IPAc-en|local|k|ə|'|t|ɑː|w|ə}}<ref name=ren/> is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Lyon County, Kentucky|Lyon County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. The population was 649 as of the [[2010 U.S. census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2143264&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Kuttawa city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=February 14, 2020}}</ref> up from 596 in 2000.

==History==
[[File:Main street - NARA - 280617.jpg|left|thumb|Kuttawa in 1939]]
Former [[Ohio]] [[list of Ohio governors|governor]] [[Charles Anderson (governor)|Charles Anderson]] founded the town on land he purchased in 1866. Originally spelled "Cuttawa" and "Kittawa", Kuttawa seems to have been the name of a [[Cherokee]] village near the site, whose meaning is a matter of dispute: it has been variously translated as "beautiful", "city in the woods", and "great wilderness".<ref name=ren/> The city was formally incorporated by the [[Kentucky Assembly|state assembly]] in 1872,<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Kuttawa, Kentucky". Accessed 1 August 2013.</ref> the same year it received its post office.<ref name=ren>Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA163 p. 163]. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 1 August 2013.</ref>

In the early 1960s, the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] constructed a dam across the [[Cumberland River]] at [[Grand Rivers, Kentucky|Grand Rivers]], forming [[Lake Barkley]]. [[Eddyville, Kentucky|Eddyville]] and Kuttawa were both moved from their original locations owing to the impounded lake.

==Geography==
Kuttawa is located in north-central Lyon County and is bordered to the east by Eddyville and to the south by Lake Barkley, an impoundment of the [[Cumberland River]], just upstream from [[Barkley Dam]]. The city is concentrated primarily in an area adjacent to the western intersection of [[U.S. Route 62]] and [[Kentucky Route 295]], though its municipal boundaries extend southwestward along US 62 and Kentucky Route 810, northeastward to the intersection of US 62 and the merged [[Interstate 24]]/[[Interstate 69]], and along KY 295 as it follows the lakeshore to its eastern intersection with US 62.

The [[Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area]] lies along the lakeshore opposite Kuttawa.  [[Mineral Mound State Park]] borders the city to the east. Both Barkley Dam and [[Kentucky Dam]] (the latter of which impounds the [[Tennessee River]]) are located southwest of Kuttawa. By highway, Kuttawa is {{convert|32|mi}} east of [[Paducah, Kentucky|Paducah]], {{convert|42|mi}} northwest of [[Hopkinsville, Kentucky|Hopkinsville]], and {{convert|46|mi}} southwest of [[Madisonville, Kentucky|Madisonville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Kuttawa has a total area of {{convert|7.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|5.7|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|2.1|km2|order=flip}}, or 27.40%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_21.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Kentucky| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=February 14, 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 294
|1890= 587
|1900= 858
|1910= 889
|1920= 850
|1930= 883
|1940= 1125
|1950= 794
|1960= 635
|1970= 453
|1980= 560
|1990= 535
|2000= 596
|2010= 649
|2020= 629
|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 596 people, 220 households, and 157 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|307.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 317 housing units at an average density of {{convert|163.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.52% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.84% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.50% from two or more races.

There were 220 households, of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.61.

In the city the population was spread out, with 14.1% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 18.3% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 36.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55 years. For every 100 females, there were 70.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,357, and the median income for a family was $55,208. Males had a median income of $48,571 versus $31,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,355. About 5.6% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

==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, Kuttawa has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=592351&cityname=Kuttawa%2C+Kentucky%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Kuttawa, Kentucky Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|work=Weatherbase}}</ref>

==Education==
The county's school district is [[Lyon County School District (Kentucky)|Lyon County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st21_ky/schooldistrict_maps/c21143_lyon/DC20SD_C21143.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lyon County, KY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-11-08}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st21_ky/schooldistrict_maps/c21143_lyon/DC20SD_C21143_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Bill Cunningham (judge)|Bill Cunningham]], former associate justice of the [[Kentucky Supreme Court]]
*[[Joe Cunningham (American politician)|Joe Cunningham]], former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[South Carolina's 1st congressional district]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Kuttawa, Kentucky}}
* [http://www.cityofkuttawa.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.lyoncounty.com Local information]

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[[Category:Cities in Lyon County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Kentucky placenames of Native American origin]]