Editing Nortonville, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
 | official_name            = Nortonville, Kentucky
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 | map_caption              = Location of Nortonville in Hopkins County, Kentucky.
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 | subdivision_name2        = [[Hopkins County, Kentucky|Hopkins]]
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 | established_title        = Incorporated 
 | established_date         = 1873<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Nortonville, Kentucky". Accessed 15 September 2013.</ref>

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 | population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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 | population_total         = 977
 | population_density_km2   = 325.54
 | population_density_sq_mi = 842.97

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 | elevation_m              = 123
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 | postal_code              = 42442
 | area_code                = [[Area codes 270 and 364|270 & 364]]
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 | blank_info               = 21-56910
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 | blank1_info              = 0499617
 | website                  = {{URL|http://www.nortonvilleky.us/}}
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'''Nortonville''' 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 |accessdate=December 30, 2014}}</ref> in [[Hopkins County, Kentucky|Hopkins County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. The population was 1,204 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/G001/1600000US2156910| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Nortonville city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=July 6, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==History==
Nortonville owes its existence to the railroad industry and is named for Eckstein Norton, a Kentucky-born [[investment banker]] who started as a clerk in a country store in [[Russellville, Kentucky]], in 1846. Norton participated in the creation of the [[Elizabethtown and Paducah Railroad]] in the late 1860s (east-west tracks). He then purchased {{convert|2000|acre|sqkm}} of land in what would become "Norton Village", later changed to "Nortonville" around 1900. Norton became a shipping agent for the [[Illinois Central Railroad]], which eventually acquired the Elizabethtown & Paducah Railroad. The north–south railroad, named the Evansville, Henderson and Nashville, was completed through Nortonville in 1872. It was purchased in a foreclosure sale in 1879 by the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]]. Norton became president of the L&N Railroad on October 6, 1886.<ref>{{cite book |last=Klein |first=Maury |title=History of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad |url=https://archive.org/details/historyoflouisvi0000klei |url-access=registration |date=1972 |publisher=Macmillan}}</ref> By 1886, Nortonville was one of only nine towns in the L&N system to have a [[winding engine|steam hoist]] to unload and transfer freight. By then, the city was concentrated around a junction of the IC and L&N Railroads. Nortonville saw growth after 1902, when investors purchased land from the Norton heirs and opened a shaft coal mine as the Nortonville Coal Company. They also operated an electric power plant.

Nortonville implemented its first water system in 1936 and paved its streets in 1956. A centralized sewage treatment system was built in the late 1970s, opening an opportunity for continued growth.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hopkins County |first=Historical Society |title=Heritage of Hopkins County |date=1988 |publisher=Turner Publishing |location=Paducah, KY}}</ref> The Nortonville City Hall occupies the well-maintained 1930s high school building, which was built by the [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]].

==Geography==
Nortonville is located in southeastern Hopkins County at {{coord|37|11|16|N|87|27|22|W|type:city}} (37.187660, -87.456032).<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> [[U.S. Route 41]] passes through the eastern and southern parts of the city, leading north {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Madisonville, Kentucky|Madisonville]], the [[county seat]], and south {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Hopkinsville, Kentucky|Hopkinsville]]. [[U.S. Route 62]] passes through the northern part of Nortonville, leading east {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Greenville, Kentucky|Greenville]] and west {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Dawson Springs, Kentucky|Dawson Springs]].

The [[Western Kentucky Parkway]] and [[Pennyrile Parkway]] intersect {{convert|2|mi|0}} northeast of Nortonville. [[Interstate 69]] follows the Western Kentucky Parkway west from the interchange towards [[Eddyville, Kentucky|Eddyville]] and the Pennyrile Parkway north towards [[Henderson, Kentucky|Henderson]]. [[Paducah, Kentucky|Paducah]] is {{convert|72|mi}} to the west, [[Evansville, Indiana]], is {{convert|55|mi}} to the north, [[Elizabethtown, Kentucky|Elizabethtown]] is {{convert|100|mi|-1}} to the east, and [[Clarksville, Tennessee]], is {{convert|55|mi}} south of the highway junction.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Nortonville has a total area of {{convert|2.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|km2|order=flip|3}}, or 1.02%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 49
|1910= 254
|1920= 773
|1930= 829
|1940= 989
|1950= 909
|1960= 755
|1970= 699
|1980= 1336
|1990= 1209
|2000= 1264
|2010= 1204
|2020= 977
|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 1,264 people, 525 households, and 363 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,136.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 584 housing units at an average density of {{convert|525.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 525 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,222, and the median income for a family was $31,466. Males had a median income of $27,986 versus $17,176 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,179. About 17.9% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.1% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Local schools include Southside Elementary; South Hopkins Middle School and Hopkins County Central High School.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Nortonville, Kentucky}}
* [http://www.nortonvilleky.us/ City of Nortonville official website]

{{Hopkins County, Kentucky}}

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