Editing Martin, Kentucky

{{Distinguish|Martin County, Kentucky}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|official_name            = Martin, Kentucky
|settlement_type          = [[list of Ky cities|City]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Floyd County, Kentucky|Floyd]]
|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = 1920

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|elevation_ft             = 656
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'''Martin''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Floyd County, Kentucky|Floyd County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. The population was 634 as of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2150286| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Martin city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=May 23, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055123/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2150286| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==

Martin developed as a coal mining community in the early 1900s.  Its first post office, established in 1910, was named "Bucks Branch" after a tributary of Beaver Creek, the stream that runs through the city. In 1913, the community was renamed "Smalley" after a local landowner, Smalley Crisp.  By 1915, however, the community had been renamed "Martin" after the postmaster, Martin Van Allen.  The post office began officially using this name in 1926.<ref>Robert Rennick, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA23 Kentucky Place Names]'' (University Press of Kentucky, 1984), p. 189.</ref>

==Geography==
Martin is located near the center of Floyd County. Kentucky Routes [[Kentucky Route 80|80]] and [[Kentucky Route 122|122]] run along the western side of the city. KY 80 leads southwest {{convert|41|mi}} to [[Hazard, Kentucky|Hazard]] and north {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[U.S. Route 23]] at a point {{convert|3|mi|0}} south of [[Prestonsburg, Kentucky|Prestonsburg]], the [[county seat]]. KY 122 leads northwest by a narrower road {{convert|11|mi}} to Prestonsburg and south {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Printer, Kentucky|Printer]]. Kentucky Route 1428 (signed as Main Street within the city) connects Martin with [[Allen, Kentucky|Allen]] to the northeast.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Martin has a total area of {{convert|1.95|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 2.67%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> Beaver Creek, a tributary of the [[Levisa Fork]], flows northward through the center of Martin.

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1930= 799
|1940= 957
|1950= 1170
|1960= 992
|1970= 786
|1980= 827
|1990= 694
|2000= 633
|2010= 634
|2020= 513
|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>
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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 633 people, 295 households, and 166 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,357.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 339 housing units at an average density of {{convert|727.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.11% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.16% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 295 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.4% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $12,917, and the median income for a family was $18,571. Males had a median income of $35,469 versus $19,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,773. About 46.1% of families and 44.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 64.8% of those under age 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
Martin uses a [[Mayor–council government|mayor–council]] form of government. The current [[mayor]] is Sam Howell. The representative body of the city of Martin is the [[city council]]. The council members include: Gary Akers, Bobby Dingus, April Gayheart, Charles Justice, Eulene Ratliff, and James (Jim) Reynolds.<ref>[http://apps.sos.ky.gov/land/cities/citydetail.asp?id=252&city=Martin&idctr=252 Kentucky Secretary of State-Land Office] Retrieved on 2010-04-12</ref>

==Education==
Martin's public schools are operated by [[Floyd County Schools]]. The following schools are in Martin:
* May Valley Elementary School
* Renaissance Learning Center

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Slatalla, Michelle, ''The Town on Beaver Creek: The Story of a Lost Kentucky Community'', Random House, New York, 2006 {{ISBN|978-0-375-50905-6}}

==External links==
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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Floyd County, Kentucky]]
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