Editing Raceland, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Raceland, Kentucky
| settlement_type    = [[list of Ky cities|City]]
| named_for          = [[Raceland (race track)|Raceland horse race track]]
| nickname           = 
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| image_map          = File:Greenup County Kentucky Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Raceland Highlighted 2163858.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Raceland in Greenup 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  = [[Greenup County, Kentucky|Greenup]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Mayor-council government|Mayor-Council]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Tony W. Wilson
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = July 31, 1915

<!-- 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>
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| area_total_km2     = 6.42
| area_land_km2      = 6.42
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.48
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.48
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2343
| population_density_km2 = 365.21
| population_density_sq_mi = 945.90

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 166
| elevation_ft       = 545
| coordinates        = {{coord|38|32|13|N|82|43|52|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 41169-1111
| area_code          = [[Area code 606|606]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 21-63858
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0501513
| website            = {{URL|https://www.racelandky.gov}}
| footnotes          = 
| 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     = 2313
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'''Raceland''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Greenup County, Kentucky]], United States, in the [[Ohio River]] valley. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 2,343.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Raceland_city,_Kentucky?g=160XX00US2163858 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is part of the [[Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/310M100US26580| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=December 14, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213040808/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/310M100US26580| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
The city of Raceland and the land surrounding it were part of a {{convert|5000|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] grant to Abraham Buford. His son, Charles Buford, divided up the land and sold it in [[land lot|tracts]]. Eventually, one of the tracts was bequeathed to Benjamen Chinn, who sold his tract in town lots. He gave the town the name "Chinnville". Its first [[post office]] was established on March 7, 1910. It became an incorporated city on July 31, 1915.

In 1924, Jack O. Keene (who later established [[Keeneland]] in [[Lexington, Kentucky]]), opened [[Raceland (race track)|Raceland Race Course]] near the city. Due to this, the town was renamed Raceland on April 1, 1925. The racetrack was eventually abandoned and the city was once again named Chinnville, but on April 1, 1930, the city was again named Raceland.<ref name=kye>{{cite book |author=Rennick, Robert M. |title=''Kentucky Place Names'' |year=1988 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=[[Lexington, Kentucky]] |isbn=0-8131-0179-4 |chapter=Place Names}}</ref><ref>Raceland Eastern Kentucky Horse Racing History 2021, {{ISBN|979-8469583608}}</ref>

==Geography==
Raceland is located in eastern Greenup County at {{Coord|38|32|13|N|82|43|52|W|type:city}} (38.537003, -82.731137).<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> It is bordered to the north by the city of [[Worthington, Kentucky|Worthington]], to the southeast by the city of [[Flatwoods, Kentucky|Flatwoods]], and at its far northwest corner by the city of [[Wurtland, Kentucky|Wurtland]]. [[U.S. Route 23 in Kentucky|U.S. Route 23]] (Seaton Avenue) is the main highway through Raceland, leading southeast {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Ashland, Kentucky|Ashland]] and northwest {{convert|25|mi}} to [[Portsmouth, Ohio]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Raceland has a total area of {{convert|6.4|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Raceland city, Kentucky |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2163858 |access-date=December 14, 2016 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1930 = 1088
| 1940 = 1046
| 1950 = 1001
| 1960 = 1115
| 1970 = 1857
| 1980 = 1970
| 1990 = 2256
| 2000 = 2355
| 2010 = 2424
| 2020 = 2343
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 2313
| 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="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 2,355 people, 935 households, and 707 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,068.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,002 housing units at an average density of {{convert|454.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.07% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.47% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.04% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.38% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.34% of the population.

There were 935 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,500, and the median income for a family was $37,955. Males had a median income of $38,906 versus $19,189 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,537. About 10.6% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==

===Transportation===
Raceland is home to the Raceland Car Shop. When it was built in the 1920s, it was one of the largest [[railway car]] repair shops in the United States. The shop was built by and operated for many years by the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]] and its successor company [[CSX Transportation]] and is located adjacent to CSX's Russell Classification Yard. The facility is currently owned by [[Progress Rail]].<ref>[http://www.spikesys.com/Trains/App_coal/apcl_6.html W&H MAIN YARDS: Guide to Appalachian Coal Hauling Railroads] Retrieved on 2010-04-21</ref>

== Education ==
The city sits within the [[Raceland-Worthington Independent School District]], which also includes the neighboring city of [[Worthington, Kentucky|Worthington]]. Three schools, Campbell Elementary School (K–3), Raceland-Worthington Middle School (4–7),and [[Raceland-Worthington High School]] (9–12), are located in the city.

== Notable Alumni ==
Aaron Pettrey, professional NFL kicker

Tyler Boyles, NFL assistant coach

Sebastian Johansson, professional NFL offensive lineman

==See also==
* [[Raceland (race track)]]
* Other [[Raceland (disambiguation)|places named Raceland]]
*

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ashlandalliance.com/ Ashland Alliance], regional chamber of commerce
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080326001518/http://www.tourgreenupcounty.com/ Greenup County Tourism Commission]}}
* [http://www.raceland.k12.ky.us/ Raceland-Worthington Independent School District]

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[[Category:Cities in Greenup County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Kentucky populated places on the Ohio River]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1915]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]