Editing St. Charles, Kentucky

{{hatnote|This article is about the present-day city. For the community in Marion County formerly known as "Saint Charles", see [[St. Mary, Kentucky]].}}
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|population_total         = 273
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|area_code                       = [[Area codes 270 and 364|270 and 364]]

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'''St. Charles''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Hopkins County, Kentucky|Hopkins County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. The population was 277 at the [[2010 U.S. Census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2167710| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): St. Charles city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=July 10, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==History==
St. Charles was settled as a [[coal mining in Kentucky|coal mining]] camp in 1872 on land purchased from J.I.D. Woodruff by the [[Saint Bernard Mining Company]]. In 1873, the post office was established under the name "Woodruff", but when the city was incorporated in 1874, the name was changed to "St. Charles" for now unknown reasons.<ref name=ren>Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA260 p. 260]. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 4 October 2013.</ref>

==Geography==
St. Charles is located in southern Hopkins County at {{coord|37|11|3|N|87|33|19|W|type:city}} (37.184139, -87.555164).<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> [[U.S. Route 62]] passes through the southern part of the community, leading east {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Nortonville, Kentucky|Nortonville]] and west {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Dawson Springs, Kentucky|Dawson Springs]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], St. Charles has a total area of {{convert|2.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.70%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 356
|1890= 449
|1900= 753
|1910= 660
|1920= 604
|1930= 634
|1940= 536
|1950= 534
|1960= 421
|1970= 373
|1980= 405
|1990= 316
|2000= 309
|2010= 277
|2020= 273
|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 309 people, 120 households, and 90 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|538.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 133 housing units at an average density of {{convert|231.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.32% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.97% from two or more races.

There were 120 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,469, and the median income for a family was $20,000. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $13,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,230. About 26.1% of families and 29.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 40.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 24.4% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|St. Charles, Kentucky}}

{{Hopkins County, Kentucky}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1874]]
[[Category:Cities in Hopkins County, Kentucky|Saint Charles, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky|Saint Charles, Kentucky]]
[[Category:1874 establishments in Kentucky]]