Editing Smiths Grove, Kentucky

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'''Smiths Grove''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Warren County, Kentucky|Warren County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. The population was 752 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]]. It is included in the [[Bowling Green, Kentucky]] [[Bowling Green metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Smiths Grove is located at {{coord|37|3|12|N|86|12|27|W|type:city}} (37.053448, -86.207569).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 388
|1900= 411
|1910= 726
|1920= 815
|1930= 718
|1940= 699
|1950= 683
|1960= 613
|1970= 756
|1980= 767
|1990= 703
|2000= 784
|2010= 714
|2020= 752
|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>
}}

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 784 people, 298 households, and 228 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|945.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 329 housing units at an average density of {{convert|396.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 84.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 12.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.91% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.91% of the population.

There were 298 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,058, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $32,292 versus $23,365 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,335. About 7.0% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
North Warren Elementary, a school in the Warren County Public School System, is located in Smiths Grove. Secondary students in Smiths Grove attend [[Warren East High School|Warren East]] Middle and High Schools, located west of the town and on the northeastern outskirts of [[Bowling Green, Kentucky|Bowling Green]].

Smiths Grove has a [[public library|lending library]], a branch of the Warren 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=11 January 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | accessdate=7 June 2019}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[Interstate 65]] provides direct access to Smiths Grove via the Exit 38 interchange. [[Kentucky Route 101|KY 101]] is known locally as Main Street and provides the central road through town.

Downtown Smiths Grove is bisected by a [[CSX Transportation]] line, formerly part of the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]].

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite web | last=Kinslow | first=Gina | title=Park City approves tax rates; new Speedway coming to Smiths Grove | website=Glasgow Daily Times | date=September 5, 2018 | url=http://www.glasgowdailytimes.com/news/park-city-approves-tax-rates-new-speedway-coming-to-smiths/article_af8d6274-b137-11e8-a639-fbe01484c964.html | access-date=September 19, 2018}}
* {{cite web | title=Smiths Grove farm growing hemp | publisher=WBKO | date=October 18, 2017 | url=http://www.wbko.com/content/news/Smiths-Grove-farm-growing-hemp-451494653.html | access-date=September 19, 2018}}
* {{cite web | title=Smiths Grove's Oak Hollow farm state's top Angus breeder | website=Bowling Green Daily News | date=September 19, 2018 | url=https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/smiths-grove-s-oak-hollow-farm-state-s-top-angus/article_328f649c-5ba9-57e0-b39d-6c0bf112435f.html | access-date=September 19, 2018}}

==External links==
*[http://www.smithsgrove.org/templates/System/default.asp?id=27512 City of Smiths Grove Website]
*[http://www.warren.k12.ky.us/~northwarren/index.html North Warren Elementary Website]

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[[Category:Cities in Warren County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Bowling Green metropolitan area, Kentucky]]