Editing Milton, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Milton, Kentucky
| settlement_type                 = [[list of Ky cities|City]]
| named_for                       = 
| nickname                        = 
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| image_skyline                   = Ginn's Furniture Store in Milton.jpg
| imagesize                       = 250px
| image_caption                   = Ginn's Furniture Store with [[high water mark]]s on exterior wall
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| image_map                       = File:Trimble County Kentucky Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Milton Highlighted 2152590.svg
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| map_caption                     = Location of Milton in Trimble 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               = [[Trimble County, Kentucky|Trimble]]
| government_footnotes            = 
| government_type                 = 
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Denny Jackson
| leader_title1                   = 
| leader_name1                    = 
| established_title               = Incorporated
| established_date                = 1846
| established_title2              = Reincorporated
| established_date2               = 1954

<!-- 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                = 1.48
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 1.48
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_total                = 590
| population_density_sq_mi        = 399.19

<!-- General information -->| timezone                        = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset                      = -5
| timezone_DST                    = EDT
| utc_offset_DST                  = -4
| elevation_footnotes             = 
| elevation_ft                    = 459
| coordinates                     = {{coord|38|42.6|N|85|22.5|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 40045
| area_code                       = [[Area code 502|502]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 21-52590
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 0498397
| website                         = {{URL|http://milton.ky.gov/}}
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| area_total_km2                  = 3.84
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[[Image:Milton kentucky.jpg|thumb|250px|Madison, Indiana as seen from Milton, Kentucky]]
'''Milton''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] along the south bank of the [[Ohio River]] in [[Trimble County, Kentucky|Trimble County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. The population was 597 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], making it the largest city in Trimble County. The [[Milton-Madison Bridge]] connects it to [[Madison, Indiana]], and is the only road link between the two states for {{Convert|40|mi|km|abbr=out}} in either direction.

It was part of the setting for the 1958 film ''[[Some Came Running (film)|Some Came Running]]'' starring [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Dean Martin]], and [[Shirley MacLaine]].

==History==
Milton was settled in 1785 and founded in 1789, at which time it was still part of [[Virginia]]. A ferry with [[Madison, Indiana]], on the opposite side of the [[Ohio River|Ohio]] began service in 1804. [[Milton-Madison Bridge|A bridge]] connecting them was constructed in 1929.<ref name=mps>Johnson, William Gus. "{{NRHP url|id=64000257|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Trimble County, Kentucky}}". [[National Park Service]], November 1982.  Accessed 6 August 2012.</ref>{{rp|8}}

One of Milton's earliest newspapers, the Milton Free Press, was established in 1879 by Lewis P. Sarlls.<ref>Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887, Trimble Co.</ref>

The city has endured many floods and most of its riverside downtown has been repeatedly destroyed, leaving little historic architecture. Some exceptions are [[Ginn's Furniture Store]], [[Rowlett's Grocery]], and [[Milton Masonic Lodge and County General Store|County General Store]], all of which are located on Main Street.<ref name=mps />{{rp|5}}

Areas just south of Milton were hit by an intense EF3 tornado on [[Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012|March 2, 2012]]. The Milton Fire and Rescue firehouse #2 was destroyed.<ref>{{cite report|author=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Louisville, Kentucky|title=Kentucky Event Report: EF3 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=359388|publisher=National Climatic Data Center|year=2012|accessdate=March 7, 2023}}{{cite report|author=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Cincinnati/Wilmington, Ohio|title=Kentucky Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=369131|publisher=National Climatic Data Center|year=2012|accessdate=March 7, 2023}}</ref><ref name = MadisonCourier2012/><ref>{{cite web|title=Storm destroys Milton Fire & Rescue station|url=http://www.miltonfireandrescue.org/news.html?view=1&id=49814|access-date=March 3, 2012}}</ref>

Milton was hit by an EF2 tornado on [[Tornado outbreak of March 13–15, 2024|March 14, 2024]], causing considerable damage to downtown Milton and a countywide power outage that lasted 28 hours.<ref>{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Louisville, Kentucky|title=Indiana Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1171148|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2024|access-date=June 23, 2024}}{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Louisville, Kentucky|title=Kentucky Event Report: EF2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1171166|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2024|access-date=June 23, 2024}}{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Louisville, Kentucky|title=Kentucky Event Report: EF2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1160988|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2024|access-date=June 23, 2024}}{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Louisville, Kentucky|title=Indiana Event Report: EF2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1171160|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2024|access-date=June 23, 2024}}{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio|title=Indiana Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1160989|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2024|access-date=June 23, 2024}}{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio|title=Kentucky Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1164886|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2024|access-date=June 23, 2024}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Milton is located at {{coord|38|42.6|N|85|22.5|W|type:city}} (38.7095, -85.3742).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1860= 259
|1870= 223
|1880= 352
|1890= 458
|1900= 324
|1910= 355
|1960= 365
|1970= 756
|1980= 718
|1990= 563
|2000= 525
|2010= 574
|2020= 590
|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 525 people, 233 households, and 143 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|441.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 266 housing units at an average density of {{convert|223.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.19% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.57% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.76% 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 233 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.4% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,250, and the median income for a family was $34,688. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $14,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,264. About 12.2% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 22.5% 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, Milton has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=732521&cityname=Milton,+Kentucky,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Milton, Kentucky Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

==Notable person==
* [[Sondra Rodgers]], actress, was born in Milton

== See also ==
* [[List of cities and towns along the Ohio River]]

== References ==
{{reflist | refs =
<ref name = MadisonCourier2012>
{{cite news
 | author     = Kristen Snyder, Courier Staff Writer
 | date       = March 5, 2012
 | work       = [[Madison Courier]]
 | title      = Trimble, Carroll: Damage but only minor injuries
 | url = http://madisoncourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=178&SubSectionID=961&ArticleID=68229
 | quote      = Milton Fire Chief Jason Long...The Milton firehouse was destroyed when a tornado seemed to drop down right on top of it, Long said...Milton Fire and Rescue will rebuild at the same location.
 | access-date = 2012-03-06
}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* [https://milton.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx City of Milton, Kentucky Homepage]
* [http://www.miltonfireandrescue.org Milton Fire and Rescue]
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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Trimble County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Louisville metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Kentucky populated places on the Ohio River]]