Editing Salt Lick, Kentucky

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|official_name            = Salt Lick, Kentucky
|settlement_type          = [[list of cities in Kentucky|City]]
|named_for                = nearby [[salt lick]]s
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|established_date         = 1888<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Salt Lick, Kentucky". Accessed 26 August 2013.</ref>

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|population_total         = 247
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'''Salt Lick''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Bath County, Kentucky|Bath County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. The population was 303 at the [[2010 U.S. Census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2168160| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175153/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2168160| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Salt Lick city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=November 19, 2013}}</ref>

==History==
The community at the present site of Salt Lick was originally named '''Vail''' when the first post office was established in 1882. The town was laid out and renamed in 1884; the post office followed suit four years later after the city was formally incorporated.<ref name=ren>Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA262 p. 262]. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 5 October 2013.</ref>

==Geography==
Salt Lick is located at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 60 in Kentucky|US 60]] and [[Kentucky Route 211|KY 211]] beside the [[Licking River (Kentucky)|Licking River]]. It is part of the [[Mount Sterling micropolitan area]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|disp=flip|3}}, or 1.15%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 150
|1910= 532
|1920= 518
|1930= 475
|1940= 498
|1950= 488
|1960= 370
|1970= 441
|1980= 347
|1990= 342
|2000= 342
|2010= 303
|2020= 247
|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 342 people, 130 households, and 89 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|437.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 157 housing units at an average density of {{convert|200.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.12% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.58% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.29% from two or more races.

There were 130 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,042, and the median income for a family was $27,159. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $24,643 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,584. About 16.1% of families and 26.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 36.4% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 342 people, 130 households, and 89 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|437.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 157 housing units at an average density of {{convert|200.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.12% White, 0.58% Native American, and 0.29% from two or more races.

There were 130 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,042, and the median income for a family was $27,159. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $24,643 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,584. About 16.1% of families and 26.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.4% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.saltlickky.com Salt Lick community website]

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[[Category:Cities in Bath County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Mount Sterling, Kentucky micropolitan area]]