Editing Vicco, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Vicco, Kentucky
|settlement_type          = [[List of cities in Kentucky|City]]
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|map_caption              = Location in Perry County and Knott County, Kentucky
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Kentucky]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kentucky|Counties]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Perry County, Kentucky|Perry]], [[Knott County, Kentucky|Knott]]
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|government_type          = Former [[Unincorporated community|Unincorporated Community]]
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|established_title        = Unincorporated Community
|established_date         = June 1, 1964

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 327
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|area_code                = [[Area code 606|606]]
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'''Vicco''' is an inactive city in [[Perry County, Kentucky|Perry]] and [[Knott County, Kentucky|Knott]] counties, [[Kentucky]], United States as defined by Kentucky Act Acts Ch. 25.<ref>{{Cite web |title=22RS SB 106 |url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22rs/sb106.html |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=apps.legislature.ky.gov}}</ref> The population was 334 at 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/G001/1600000US2179590| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Vicco city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=March 7, 2019}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

On January 16, 2013, Vicco became the smallest city in the United States to pass an ordinance outlawing discrimination based on [[sexual orientation]].<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|last=Barry|first=Dan|title=Sewers, Curfews and a Ban on Gay Bias|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/us/vicco-kentucky-passes-ban-on-gay-bias.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 28, 2013|access-date=January 28, 2013}}</ref><ref>[https://www.aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights-religion-belief-womens-rights-racial-justice/aclu-kentucky-celebrates-victory-vicco ACLU of Kentucky Celebrates Victory in Vicco {{pipe}} American Civil Liberties Union]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tiny Appalachian city enacts gay rights ordinance |url=https://news.kyequality.org/2013/01/tiny-appalachian-city-enacts-gay-rights.html |access-date=2022-11-15}}</ref>

==History==
Vicco was originally a [[coal mining]] town; its name comes from the initials of the Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Company. The city was known for its bars and entertainment; ''[[The New York Times]]'' described it as "the local coal miner's Vegas". The decline of the coal industry in the region brought economic trouble to Vicco, as local businesses closed and the city faced severe budget deficits. However, in the early 2010s, the city attempted a revival, restarting its defunct police force among other measures.<ref name="nytimes"/>

===Pending Dissolution===

On March 24, 2022, [[Andy Beshear|Governor Andy Beshear]] signed Senate Bill 106<ref>[https://web.sos.ky.gov/execjournalimages/2022-Reg-SB-0106-4182.pdf Senate Bill 106 as passed by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and signed by Governor Andy Beshear. Courtesy of the Kentucky Secretary of State, Executive, Executive Journal of the Governor.]</ref> to simplify the processes of dissolving a defunct city and cut local taxes. In the [[Commonwealth of Kentucky]], cities are classified as defunct when it collects taxes from people who live there, but do not have the elected officers to spend the revenue.

[[Perry County, Kentucky|Perry County]] Judge-Executive Scott Alexander classified Vicco as defunct in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hawke |first=Zak |date=15 February 2022 |title=SB 106 aims to simplify process to dissolve a defunct city and cut local taxes. |work=WKYT Mountain News |url=https://www.wymt.com/2022/02/15/sb-106-aims-simplify-process-dissolve-defunct-city-cut-local-taxes/ |access-date=15 November 2022}}</ref> Alexander stated, "The residents of Vicco, they're still being charged a tax on their insurance," he said. "But, that money is just sitting in a pot and can't be spent by anyone, and therefore we're looking at dissolving Vicco to help those residents so they will no longer have to pay those taxes".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Horn |first=Austin |date=7 February 2022 |title=Bye bye, Blackey? And Vicco? And Keene? Bill would dissolve defunct Kentucky cities |work=Lexington Herald Leader |url=https://www.kentucky.com/article258137473.html |access-date=15 November 2022}}</ref>

Senate Bill 106 gives Vicco and other defunct cities until January 1, 2023, to satisfy requirements to avoid dissolution. As of November 14, 2022 no action by the city had been taken and Perry County assumed most responsibilities of the defunct city.,<ref>{{Cite web |title=A storied Kentucky coal town 'dissolves' to save itself, others across the commonwealth may follow {{!}} NKyTribune |url=https://www.nkytribune.com/2022/07/a-storied-kentucky-coal-town-dissolves-to-save-itself-others-across-the-commonwealth-may-follow/ |access-date=14 November 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/People-sign-petition-to-dissolve-City-of-Vicco-389346872.html People sign petition to dissolve City of Vicco]</ref> Senate Bill 106 however makes the process automated.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Proposal allows Kentucky to dissolve cities with no elected leaders |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/news/2022/02/02/bill-allowing-state-to-dissolve-cities-passes-committee |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=spectrumnews1.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Vicco is located in eastern Perry County at {{Coord|37|12|58|N|83|3|40|W|type:city}} (37.216186, -83.061089).<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> A small portion of the city extends northeast into neighboring Knott County. The city is in the valley of the Carr Fork, a west-flowing tributary of the North Fork of the [[Kentucky River]].

[[Kentucky Route 15]] passes through the center of Vicco, leading west {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Hazard, Kentucky|Hazard]], the Perry [[county seat]], and east {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Whitesburg, Kentucky|Whitesburg]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Vicco has a total area of {{convert|2.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.26%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|align=left
|1970= 377
|1980= 456
|1990= 244
|2000= 318
|2010= 334
|2020= 327
|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 318 people, 132 households, and 93 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|411.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 152 housing units at an average density of {{convert|196.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.69% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.31% from two or more races.

There were 132 households, of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 49.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $13,235, and the median income for a family was $14,688. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,325. About 42.4% of families and 39.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 42.4% of those under age 18 and 26.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Perry County, Kentucky}}
{{Knott County, Kentucky}}
{{Eastern Mountain Coal Fields (Kentucky)}}

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[[Category:Cities in Perry County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Knott County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1964]]
[[Category:Coal towns in Kentucky]]
[[Category:1964 establishments in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]