Editing Morganfield, Kentucky

{{redirect|Morganfield|the surname|Morganfield (surname)}}
{{Hatnote|Not to be confused with [[Morgantown, Kentucky]].}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Morganfield, Kentucky
| area_code          = [[Area codes 270 and 364|270 & 364]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 21-53472
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0498597
| footnotes          = 
| website            = [https://morganfield.ky.gov/ morganfield.ky.gov]
| settlement_type    = [[List of cities in Kentucky|City]]
| named_for          = [[Daniel Morgan]]<ref name=enky>{{cite book|title=''Encyclopedia of Kentucky''|chapter=Dictionary of Places: Morganfield|publisher=Somerset Publishers|location=[[New York, New York]]|year=1987|isbn=0-403-09981-1}}</ref>
| image_skyline      = Main Street in the Morganfield Commercial District.jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = Main Street downtown
| image_flag         = Flag of Morganfield, Kentucky.png
| image_seal         = Seal of Morganfield, Kentucky.png
| image_map          = File:Union County Kentucky Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Morganfield Highlighted 2153472.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Morganfield in Union County, Kentucky.
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = 
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Kentucky|County]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_name1  = [[Kentucky]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Union County, Kentucky|Union]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Randy Greenwell
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = January 6, 1812<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Morganfield, Kentucky". Accessed 26 August 2013.</ref>
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2  = March 16, 1870<ref name=sos/>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.84
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.81
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.03
| elevation_ft       = 437
| coordinates        = {{coord|37|41|4|N|87|54|43|W|region:US-KY|display=inline,title}}
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total   = 3256
| population_density_sq_mi = 1157.07
| timezone           = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = [[Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| postal_code_type   = ZIP Code
| postal_code        = 42437
| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| population_est     = 3166
| 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_total_km2     = 7.36
| area_land_km2      = 7.29
| area_water_km2     = 0.08
| population_density_km2 = 446.71
| population_footnotes = 
}}
'''Morganfield''' 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 [[Union County, Kentucky|Union County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. It is the [[county seat|seat]] of its county.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 3,285 as of the year [[2010 United States Census|2010 U.S. census]].

==Name==
The city was named for [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] [[General (U.S.)|General]] [[Daniel Morgan]], who was awarded a land grant for his military service. Morganfield later developed on this land.<ref name=enky/>

==Geography==
Morganfield is located at {{coord|37.684502|-87.911893|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<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 2.1&nbsp;square miles (5.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 2.1&nbsp;square miles (5.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.04&nbsp;square mile (0.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (1.42%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1830 = 295
| 1840 = 360
| 1860 = 460
| 1870 = 300
| 1880 = 744
| 1890 = 1094
| 1900 = 2046
| 1910 = 2725
| 1920 = 2651
| 1930 = 2551
| 1940 = 3079
| 1950 = 3257
| 1960 = 3741
| 1970 = 3563
| 1980 = 3781
| 1990 = 3776
| 2000 = 3494
| 2010 = 3285
| 2020 = 3256
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 3166
| estref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| 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="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-05-14|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,494 people, 1,434 households, and 926 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,671.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,581 housing units at an average density of {{convert|756.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 82.34% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 16.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.03% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.06% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 1,434 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,676, and the median income for a family was $52,864. Males had a median income of $32,831 versus $22,736 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,251. About 9.9% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
{{div col}}
* [[Nancy Huston Banks]], novelist and journalist
* [[Dwane Casey]] – Professional basketball coach, most recently, as the head coach for the [[National Basketball Association|NBA's]] [[Detroit Pistons]]. Former [[college basketball]] player and assistant coach for the [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky Wildcats]], and also former [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] & [[Toronto Raptors]] head coach
* [[Earle Clements]] – Former [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]], Former [[Governor of Kentucky]] and Former [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]]
* [[Kassie DePaiva]] – [[Soap opera]] actress known for her roles on ''[[Guiding Light]]'' as Chelsea Reardon and best known for ''[[One Life to Live]]'' and ''[[General Hospital]]'' as [[Blair Cramer Manning]] 
* [[Mallory Ervin]] – [[Miss Kentucky]] 2009 and 4th runner-up at [[Miss America 2010]]
* [[Ed Johnson (baseball)|Ed Johnson]] – Former [[Baseball|baseball player]]
* [[Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1954)|Larry Johnson]] – Former [[Basketball|basketball player]]
* [[Jerry Wayne Parrish]] – Former [[United States Army]] [[Corporal#United States|corporal]] who defected to North Korea; died in [[Pyongyang]], [[North Korea]] in 1998.
* [[Dottie Rambo]] – [[Gospel music|Gospel]] singer/songwriter
* [[John Selby Townsend]] – Iowa jurist and legislator
* [[Thomas Lyle Williams]] - businessman, founder of [[Maybelline]]
{{div col end}}

==Camp Breckinridge==
Morganfield is located near Camp Breckinridge, a World War II infantry division camp and prisoner-of-war camp. During that war, the camp comprised {{convert|36,070|acre}} and could accommodate 2,031 officers and 42,092 enlisted men.<ref>{{cite book | last = Stanton | first = Shelby L. | title = World War II Order of Battle | publisher = Galahad Books | year = 1991 | page = 598 | isbn = 0-88365-775-9 }}</ref> About 40,000 soldiers preparing for the war stayed at the camp. The camp also held about 3,000 German prisoners-of-war before being deactivated in 1949. During the Korean War, Camp Breckinridge was the headquarters of the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division and was used for basic training of newly inducted U.S. Army recruits.

The [[Associated Press]] reported on May 22, 2007, that families of displaced residents of the area that became Camp Breckenridge have continued to seek more compensation from the U.S. government for their former properties, claiming they were not given just value. Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice [[Sandra Day O'Connor]] was named as a mediator in the dispute in February 2007.

The camp was renovated and re-opened in 1965 as the "Breckinridge [[Job Corps]] Center". The name was later changed to the "Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center" in 1980, to honor [[Earle C. Clements]], a former Kentucky governor and U.S. senator.

==Education==
Morganfield is served by the [[Union County Public Schools, Kentucky]]. Elementary students attend Morganfield Elementary. Middle and High School students attend Union County Middle School & [[Union County High School (Kentucky)|Union County High School]] located outside Morganfield. A parochial school, John Paul II, is located in Morganfield. The Earle C. Clements [[Job Corps]] facility is also located in Morganfield.

Morganfield has a [[public library|lending library]], a branch of the Union County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111202017/https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 January 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref>

==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, Morganfield has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=791851&cityname=Morganfield,+Kentucky,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Morganfield, Kentucky Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Morganfield, Kentucky}}
* [https://morganfield.ky.gov/ City of Morganfield Home Page]

{{Union County, Kentucky}}
{{Kentucky county seats}}

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[[Category:Morganfield, Kentucky|*]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Union County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:County seats in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1812]]