Editing Upton, Kentucky

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|official_name            = Upton, Kentucky
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Hardin County, Kentucky|Hardin]], [[LaRue County, Kentucky|LaRue]]
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|population_total         = 704
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'''Upton''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Hardin County, Kentucky|Hardin]] and [[LaRue County, Kentucky|LaRue]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kentucky]]. The population was 704 as of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], up from 683 from the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2178672| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Upton city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=June 27, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Its entire area is included in the [[Elizabethtown metropolitan area|Elizabethtown–Fort Knox Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Upton was founded in 1841, and was initially known as "Leesville."  It was renamed in 1856 in honor of [[George Washington Upton]], who had helped develop the area as a stop along the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad|L&N Railroad]].<ref>Nancy Capace, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Jhf4DaW0goQC&dq= Encyclopedia of Kentucky]'' (Somerset Publishers, 1999), p. 260.</ref>

Upton was one of the targets of [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] [[John Hunt Morgan]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Upton was on the [[L&N Railroad]], one of the key north–south railroads for the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]]. The train station and nearby bridges were attacked during the day on December 26, 1862. The [[Union Army|Union]] forces were quickly defeated and Morgan took advantage of the telegraph station in Upton to gather intelligence on Union troop disposition. Morgan then left Upton to destroy bridges at nearby [[Bacon Creek (Kentucky)|Bacon Creek]] in [[Bonnieville, Kentucky|Bonnieville]] and on the [[Nolin River]].<ref>''L&N Magazine'', 1932, reprinted in the ''Kentucky Explorer'', Volume 23, No.7, January 2009. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19981111183500/http://kentuckyexplorer.com/ ''Kentucky Explorer'' website]}}</ref>

==Geography==
Upton is located on the Hardin County/LaRue County line at {{coord|37|27|44|N|85|53|43|W|type:city}} (37.462175, -85.895335),<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> near the southeast and southwest corners, respectively, of the two counties. [[U.S. Route 31W]] passes through the center of the city and follows the county line.  The two-lane highway leads north {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Sonora, Kentucky|Sonora]] and south {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Bonnieville, Kentucky|Bonnieville]]. Much of Upton is concentrated around the intersection of US 31W and [[Kentucky Route 224]], which runs westward in the direction of [[Leitchfield, Kentucky|Leitchfield]]. [[Interstate 65]] runs along Upton's eastern boundary, with access from Exit 76. I-65 leads north {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Elizabethtown, Kentucky|Elizabethtown]], the Hardin County seat, and south {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Cave City, Kentucky|Cave City]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Upton has a total area of {{convert|3.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 0.35%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 125
|1910= 141
|1920= 369
|1930= 402
|1940= 369
|1950= 383
|1960= 547
|1970= 552
|1980= 731
|1990= 719
|2000= 654
|2010= 683
|2020= 704
|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>
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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 654 people, 283 households, and 189 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|422.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 322 housing units at an average density of {{convert|208.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.79% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.76% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 283 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.86.

The age distribution was 22.0% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $31,477. Males had a median income of $26,111 versus $19,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,886. About 8.3% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.

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==External links==
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{{Hardin County, Kentucky}}
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[[Category:Cities in Hardin County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in LaRue County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Elizabethtown metropolitan area]]