Editing Loyall, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Loyall, Kentucky
|settlement_type          = [[list of Ky cities|City]]
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|map_caption              = Location of Loyall in Harlan 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        = [[Harlan County, Kentucky|Harlan]]
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|government_type          = [[Mayor-council government|Mayor-Council]]
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Rodrick Major
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|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = 1924

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 638
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 40854
|area_code                = [[Area code 606|606]]
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|blank_info               = 21-48288
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|blank1_info              = 0497327
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'''Loyall''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|oʊ|əl}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Lets Take A Drive Through Loyall Ky 2021 |url=https://youtube.com/t-HMOwL7vGo?t=176 |website=YouTube |access-date=19 March 2023}}</ref>) 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 [[Harlan County, Kentucky|Harlan County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. The population was 1,461 as of 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/G001/1600000US2148288| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Loyall city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=June 29, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 766 at the time of the [[2000 U.S. census|2000 census]].

==History==
The community grew up around a [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]] switching yard and maintenance facility, first constructed in 1920. The local post office (est.&thinsp;1922) was originally known as "Shonn", from local slang for a [[rail siding]]. The name "Loyall" was adopted in 1932. It remains unclear if it honors a company official or some other resident.<ref name=ren>Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA180 p. 180]. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 10 August 2013.</ref>

==Geography==
Loyall is located in western Harlan County at {{coord|36|51|7|N|83|21|10|W|type:city}} (36.852046, -83.352870)<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in the valley of the [[Cumberland River]], near its source. It is {{convert|3|mi|0}} by road northwest of [[Harlan, Kentucky|Harlan]], the [[county seat]]. [[U.S. Route 119]] bypasses the city to the north, leading northeast {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Cumberland, Kentucky|Cumberland]] and southwest {{convert|28|mi}} to its terminus in [[Pineville, Kentucky|Pineville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Loyall has a total area of {{convert|3.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|3.5|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 6.05%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The city's area has more than quadrupled since 2000, when it was reported as {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|align=left
|1930= 1468
|1940= 1600
|1950= 1548
|1960= 1260
|1970= 1212
|1980= 1210
|1990= 1100
|2000= 766
|2010= 671
|2020= 638
|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 766 people, 339 households, and 227 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,246.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 368 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,079.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.78% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.52% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.13% of the population.

There were 339 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $31,607. Males had a median income of $25,893 versus $20,313 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,997. About 15.8% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Harlan County, Kentucky}}
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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Harlan County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1924]]