Editing Shepherdsville, Kentucky

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| official_name      = Shepherdsville, Kentucky
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| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Kentucky|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Bullitt County, Kentucky|Bullitt]]
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| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Jose Cubero
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| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1793<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Shepherdsville, Kentucky". Accessed August 26, 2013.</ref>
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2  = Unknown<ref name=sos/>

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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 14201
| population_density_km2 = 346.68
| population_density_sq_mi = 897.89

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| postal_code        = 40165
| area_code          = [[Area code 502|502]]
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| website            = {{URL|https://shepherdsvilleky.gov/}}
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| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
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| population_est     = 14486
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'''Shepherdsville''' 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 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130737/http://www.klc.org/UserFiles/files/ClassificationReformFACT(3).pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> on the [[Salt River (Kentucky)|Salt River]] in [[Bullitt County, Kentucky]], United States. It is the second largest city and [[county seat|seat]] of its county,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|archive-date=May 31, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> located just south of [[Louisville]]. The population was 14,201 during the [[2020 U.S. Census]].<ref name=Census2020>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/shepherdsvillecitykentucky |title=QuickFacts: Shepherdsville city, Kentucky |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2170086| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212180450/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2170086| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Shepherdsville city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref>

==History==
[[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] have been shown to have lived in the area for at least 15,000 years.<ref name=kenkybullco>''The Kentucky Encyclopedia'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=8eFSK4o--M0C&pg=PA140 pp. 140 ff]. "Bullitt County" & "Bullitt's Lick". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1992. Accessed October 10, 2013.</ref>

The vicinity was originally known by European Americans as "[[Bullitt's Lick]]" for the [[salt lick]]s discovered by surveyor [[Captain (United States O-3)|Capt.]] [[Thomas Bullitt]] in 1773. The area was home to Kentucky's first commercial salt works. These were shuttered in the 1830s because of competition from [[West Virginia|Virginia]]n works along the [[Kanawha River]] (now in West Virginia).<ref name=kenkybullco/> Shepherdsville developed around the mill and store erected along the [[Salt River (Kentucky)|Salt River]] by Adam Shepherd, who had purchased {{convert|900|acre}} in the area. The city received its charter in 1793 and was designated as the [[county seat]] when Bullitt County was formed in 1796.<ref name=ren>Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names''. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987.</ref>

The first post office opened in 1806.<ref name=ren/> In 1836, a [[thermal bath|mineral water spa]] called '''Paroquet Springs''' opened. The mineral water was believed to have medicinal properties, so people with a variety of maladies visited Shepherdsville to drink and bathe in the water. In the mid-1850s, the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]]'s mainline was constructed nearby.

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the railroad bridge over the Salt River at Shepherdsville was a potential target for sabotage and was guarded by [[Union Army|Union]] troops. In 1879 shortly after the formal end of Reconstruction, the Paroquet Springs hotel burned to the ground. Water from the springs continued to be bottled and sold until 1915.

[[The Lynching of Marie Thompson of Shepherdsville]] was conducted in 1904, close to the jail near Lebanon Junction.

About 50 people were killed in the [[Shepherdsville train wreck]] in late December 1917, a two-train collision that was the deadliest train wreck in Kentucky history.<ref>[http://www.bcplib.org/images/Genealogy/Train%20Disaster/1917TrainWreckMarker-3.pdf A Train Wreck Marker] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528101638/http://www.bcplib.org/images/Genealogy/Train%20Disaster/1917TrainWreckMarker-3.pdf |date=May 28, 2011 }} was installed at [http://www.bcplib.org/Genealogy/Train%20Disaster/1917%20Train%20Disaster.htm the corner of 2nd and Walnut streets in Shepherdsville, Bullitt County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704090901/http://www.bcplib.org/Genealogy/Train%20Disaster/1917%20Train%20Disaster.htm |date=July 4, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bullittcountyhistory.org/announce.html|title=1917 Train Wreck Book – New Edition|publisher=The Bullitt County History Museum|access-date=October 4, 2014|archive-date=June 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628145741/http://bullittcountyhistory.org/announce.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Throughout most of the 20th century, Shepherdsville's economy was based on agriculture. It was a trading center for the county, and important for law and justice related to the county seat. Construction of the Kentucky Turnpike (now [[Interstate 65 in Kentucky|Interstate 65]]) in the 1950s stimulated residential development in the suburbs, as people who worked in Louisville could commute more easily to work. Many moved to Shepherdsville and other outlying areas to have new houses.

==Geography==
Shepherdsville is located on the banks of the [[Salt River (Kentucky)|Salt River]]. [[Downtown Louisville]] is {{convert|20|mi}} to the north via Interstate 65, and [[Elizabethtown, Kentucky|Elizabethtown]] is {{convert|26|mi}} to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Shepherdsville has a total area of {{convert|25.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|25.1|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.8|km2|order=flip}}, or 3.00%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===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, Shepherdsville has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=433751&cityname=Shepherdsville%2C+Kentucky%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Climate Summary for Shepherdsville, Kentucky|work=Weatherbase|access-date=October 4, 2014|archive-date=June 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628141316/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=433751&cityname=Shepherdsville%2C+Kentucky%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1800 = 96
| 1830 = 278
| 1860 = 305
| 1870 = 267
| 1880 = 299
| 1890 = 251
| 1900 = 277
| 1910 = 318
| 1920 = 626
| 1930 = 633
| 1940 = 762
| 1950 = 943
| 1960 = 1525
| 1970 = 2769
| 1980 = 4454
| 1990 = 4805
| 2000 = 8334
| 2010 = 11222
| 2020 = 14201
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 14486
| estref = <ref name="United States Census Bureau"/>
| 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|archive-date=July 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717060613/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website|archive-date=May 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512074548/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08000.html|url-status=live}}</ref> of 2000, there were 8,334 people, 3,177 households, and 2,363 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|791.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,402 housing units at an average density of {{convert|323.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.24% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.92% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.97% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 3,177 households, out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were [[married couples]] living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,103, and the median income for a family was $40,878. Males had a median income of $31,324 versus $22,871 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,519. About 13.7% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

According to realtor website [[Zillow]], the average price of a home as of May 31, 2022, in Shepherdsville is $219,327.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shepherdsville KY Home Prices & Home Values |url=https://www.zillow.com/shepherdsville-ky/home-values/ |access-date=July 2, 2022 |website=Zillow |language=en |archive-date=August 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829020126/https://www.zillow.com/shepherdsville-ky/home-values/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Education==
Area students attend [[Bullitt County Public Schools]]. Different sections of the city are zoned to one of the county's three regular public high schools:
* Most of the city is served by [[Bullitt Central High School]], located in Shepherdsville proper.
:*Bernheim Middle and Bullitt Lick Middle are the middle schools for this area.
:*Cedar Grove Elementary, Lebanon Junction Elementary, Nichols Elementary, Roby Elementary and Shepherdsville Elementary are the primary schools for this area.
* Some northern areas are zoned to [[North Bullitt High School]], which has a Shepherdsville postal address but is located in the city of [[Hebron Estates]].
:*Hebron Middle and Zoneton Middle are the middle schools for this area.
:*Brooks Elementary, Freedom Elementary, Maryville Elementary and Overdale Elementary are the primary schools for this area.
* Far eastern portions of the city are zoned to [[Bullitt East High School]] in [[Mount Washington, Kentucky|Mount Washington]].
:*Eastside Middle and Mt. Washington Middle are the middle schools for this area.
:*Crossroads Elementary, Mt. Washington Elementary, Old Mill Elementary and Pleasant Grove Elementary are the primary schools for this area.

The city also houses Riverview High School, the county district's alternative high school for at-risk students.

Shepherdsville has a [[public library]], a branch of the Bullitt 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=January 11, 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | access-date=June 5, 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{See also|List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area}}

* [[Rick Bolus]], high school basketball scout and analyst
* [[Cameron Dukes]], gridiron football player, [[Toronto Argonauts]]
* [[Wayne Edwards (racing driver)|Wayne Edwards]], [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[Charles Kurtsinger]], horse jockey, [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|U.S. Racing Hall of Fame]]r
* [[Alexandria Mills]], [[Miss World]] 2010
* [[Shannon Tindle]], creator of [[Kubo and the Two Strings]].

;Notable animal
* [[GTR Patricks Vindicator]], miniature horse ambassador, animal celebrity

==See also==
* {{portal-inline|Kentucky}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite news |last=Harville |first=Bobbie |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-neighborhoods-featur/147705744/ |title=Shepherdsville: Salt of the earth provided roots for first settler; town has withstood the tests of fire and water |date=November 1, 1989 |page=93 |work=[[The Courier-Journal]] |via=[[newspapers.com]] |access-date=May 19, 2024}}
** {{cite news |last=Harville |first=Bobbie |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal/90694936/ |title=Shepherdsville (Part 2) |date=November 1, 1989 |page=95 |work=[[The Courier-Journal]] |via=[[newspapers.com]] |access-date=May 19, 2024}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://shepherdsvilleky.gov/}}

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