Editing Sandy Hook, Kentucky

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|official_name            = Sandy Hook, Kentucky
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|leader_name              = James Robby Adkins{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
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|established_date         = March 4, 1850<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Sandy Hook, Kentucky". Accessed 16 August 2013.</ref>
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'''Sandy Hook''' is a [[Home rule in the United States|home rule-class city]] beside the [[Little Sandy River (Kentucky)|Little Sandy River]] in [[Elliott County, Kentucky|Elliott County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States.<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 675 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2168556| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sandy Hook city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=February 1, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213085013/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2168556| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Sandy Hook is the county seat of Elliott County, which is a [[dry county]]. It is illegal to sell alcohol within the city. The [[Little Sandy Correctional Complex]], a medium-security prison operated by the [[Kentucky Department of Corrections]], is located {{convert|6|mi|0}} northeast of Sandy Hook.

==History==
The head of navigation on the [[Little Sandy River (Kentucky)|Little Sandy River]] was first settled in the 1820s. By the time of its establishment by the [[Kentucky Assembly|state legislature]] in 1850, it was known as "Sandy Hook" for the fishhook-shaped bend in the river at that point.<ref name=ren/>

It was chosen as the [[county seat|seat]] of the newly established Elliott County over nearby [[Newfoundland, Kentucky|Newfoundland]] in 1869, owing to a generous donation of land for public buildings by resident James Hunter. In 1872, the city was incorporated as "Martinsburg" in honor of [[list of U.S. representatives from Kentucky|Congressman]] [[John P. Martin]]. The priority of another [[Martinsburg, Kentucky]], meant that the post office (est.&thinsp;1874) had to be named "Sandy Hook". The city resumed the name shortly after<ref name=ren>Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names''. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987.</ref> and was reincorporated as "Sandy Hook" in 1888.<ref name=sos/>

==Geography==
Sandy Hook is located near the center of Elliott County at the head of navigation on the [[Little Sandy River (Kentucky)|Little Sandy River]] in eastern [[Kentucky]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.5|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010" />

[[Kentucky Route 7]] passes through the center of town, leading northeast {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Grayson, Kentucky|Grayson]] and southwest {{convert|18|mi}} to [[West Liberty, Kentucky|West Liberty]]. [[Kentucky Route 32]] leads east {{convert|39|mi}} to [[Louisa, Kentucky|Louisa]] and heads north out of Sandy Hook with KY 7, eventually leading northwest {{convert|27|mi}} to [[Morehead, Kentucky|Morehead]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 62
|1880= 83
|1890= 151
|1900= 148
|1910= 160
|1920= 115
|1930= 155
|1940= 184
|1950= 238
|1960= 195
|1970= 561
|1980= 627
|1990= 548
|2000= 678
|2010= 675
|2020= 641
|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 678 people, 292 households, and 167 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|716.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 332 housing units at an average density of {{convert|350.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.26% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.44% from two or more races.

There were 292 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.8% were non-families. 41.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 65.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 60.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $14,313, and the median income for a family was $21,071. Males had a median income of $40,417 versus $22,031 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,278. About 28.2% of families and 31.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 43.1% of those under age 18 and 26.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Sandy Hook has a [[public library|lending library]], the Rocky J. Adkins 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=5 June 2019}}</ref>

== Notable person ==
Sandy Hook is the hometown of late country music singer [[Keith Whitley]]. A statue of Whitley playing his guitar can be seen in the local cemetery, and a local street was renamed "Keith Whitley Boulevard."{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

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