Editing McHenry, Kentucky

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|official_name            = McHenry, Kentucky
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|named_for                = [[list of U.S. representatives from Kentucky|Rep.]] [[Henry D. McHenry]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Ohio County, Kentucky|Ohio]]
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|established_date         = 1880<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "McHenry, Kentucky". Accessed 26 August 2013.</ref>

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|population_total         = 369
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|postal_code              = 42354
|area_code                = [[Area code 270|270]]
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'''McHenry''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Ohio County, Kentucky|Ohio County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. The population was 390 at the time of the year [[2010 U.S. census]].

==History==
Originally called '''Hamelton''', the village was renamed in 1874 to honor [[list of U.S. representatives from Kentucky|Congressman]] [[Henry D. McHenry]].<ref>{{cite book |title=''Encyclopedia of Kentucky'' |chapter=Dictionary of Places: McHenry |publisher=Somerset Publishers |location=[[New York, New York]] |year=1987 |isbn=0-403-09981-1}}</ref>

==Geography==
McHenry is located at {{coord|37|22|42|N|86|55|21|W|type:city}} (37.378399, -86.922391).<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> The city is situated along [[U.S. Route 62]] southwest of [[Beaver Dam, Kentucky|Beaver Dam]] and northeast of [[Central City, Kentucky|Central City]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 124
|1890= 463
|1900= 550
|1910= 580
|1920= 439
|1930= 608
|1940= 722
|1950= 511
|1960= 446
|1970= 420
|1980= 582
|1990= 414
|2000= 417
|2010= 388
|2020= 369
|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>
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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 417 people, 161 households, and 118 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|599.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 186 housing units at an average density of {{convert|267.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 161 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% 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 3.00.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,000, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $15,104 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,847. About 20.2% of families and 24.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 33.0% of those under age 18 and 25.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Halley G. Maddox]], U.S. Army major general<ref name="Assembly">{{cite magazine |last=Lombard |first=Charles F. |date=June 1978 |title=Be Thou at Peace: Halley Grey Maddox |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qFIrXhKqaXsC&pg=PA130 |magazine=Assembly |location=West Point, NY |publisher=Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy |pages=130–131 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|McHenry, Kentucky}}

{{Ohio County, Kentucky}}

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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Ohio County, Kentucky]]