Editing South Carrollton, Kentucky

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|official_name            = South Carrollton, Kentucky
|settlement_type          = [[List of cities in Kentucky|City]]
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|map_caption              = Location in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Kentucky]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Muhlenberg County, Kentucky|Muhlenberg]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 141
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|population_density_km2   = 215.39
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 42374
|area_code                = [[Area code 270|270]]
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'''South Carrollton''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Muhlenberg County, Kentucky|Muhlenberg County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. The population was 141 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 184 in [[2010 United States census|2010]]. Founded as "Randolph Old Farm" in 1838, an early pioneer changed the name of the city to honor his son, Carroll.<ref>{{cite book |title=''Encyclopedia of Kentucky'' |chapter=Dictionary of Places: South Carrollton |publisher=Somerset Publishers |location=[[New York, New York]] |year=1987 |isbn=0-403-09981-1}}</ref> The name was prefixed with "South" in order to distinguish it from the city of [[Carrollton, Kentucky|Carrollton]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LIVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V_cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=848%2C9675395 | title=Sandy Called These Names | work=Leader-News | date=September 19, 2007 | access-date=16 May 2015 | author=Anderson, Bobby | pages=A12}}</ref>

==Geography==
South Carrollton is located in northern Muhlenberg County at {{coord|37|20|12|N|87|8|30|W|type:city}} (37.336799, -87.141719).<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>  The city lies along the western bank of the [[Green River (Kentucky)|Green River]], just north of [[Central City, Kentucky|Central City]]. [[U.S. Route 431]] traverses South Carrollton, connecting the city with Central City to the south and [[Island, Kentucky|Island]] to the north. [[Kentucky Route 81]] intersects US 431 in South Carrollton, connecting the city with [[Bremen, Kentucky|Bremen]] and [[Sacramento, Kentucky|Sacramento]] to the northwest.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.25|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|0.001|sqmi|3}}, or 0.39%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 240
|1880= 493
|1890= 525
|1900= 452
|1910= 365
|1920= 328
|1930= 334
|1940= 296
|1950= 289
|1960= 234
|1970= 218
|1980= 262
|1990= 202
|2000= 184
|2010= 184
|2020= 141
|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 184 people, 70 households, and 53 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|759.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 80 housing units at an average density of {{convert|330.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.54% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.54% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.63% from two or more races.

There were 70 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% 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 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $14,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,183. About 3.7% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.7% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|South Carrollton, Kentucky}}

{{Muhlenberg County, Kentucky}}

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[[Category:Cities in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1838]]
[[Category:1838 establishments in Kentucky]]