Editing White Plains, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = White Plains, Kentucky
|settlement_type          = [[List of cities in Kentucky|City]]
|nickname                 = little prairie 
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|map_caption              = Location of White Plains in Hopkins County, Kentucky.
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Kentucky]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Hopkins County, Kentucky|Hopkins]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 829
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|population_density_sq_mi = 254.92

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|postal_code              = 42464
|area_code                = [[Area codes 270 and 364|270 & 364]]
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|blank_info               = 21-82722
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'''White Plains''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Hopkins County, Kentucky|Hopkins County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. The population was 884 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/G001/1600000US2182722| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): White Plains 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> up from 800 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].

==History==

White Plains was established in 1853, and was originally known as "Little Prairie."  With the arrival of the railroad in 1870, Little Prairie became the shipping point for a community then known as "White Plains" (modern Fruit Hill) further to the south in [[Christian County, Kentucky|Christian County]], and thus became known as "White Plains Station," or "New White Plains."  When the postmaster of the Christian County community renamed it "Fruit Hill," the "New" was dropped from the name of the Hopkins County city.<ref>Taylor Siefker Williams Design Group, Bell Engineering, and CWC Latitudes, "[http://hopkinscountyplanning.org/documents/Comprehensive%20Plan.pdf Hopkins County Comprehensive Plan]," Hopkins County Planning Commission website (2014), p. 273.</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&dq=cannon+ky&pg=PA59 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=1987 | accessdate=2013-04-28 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=111}}</ref>

==Geography==
White Plains is located in southeastern Hopkins County at {{coord|37|11|4|N|87|23|5|W|type:city}} (37.184489, -87.384739).<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 northern part of the community, leading east {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Greenville, Kentucky|Greenville]] and west {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Nortonville, Kentucky|Nortonville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], White Plains has a total area of {{convert|8.24|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|8.05|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.19|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 2.34%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 35
|1890= 59
|1900= 200
|1910= 281
|1920= 315
|1930= 350
|1940= 382
|1950= 385
|1960= 359
|1970= 729
|1980= 859
|1990= 598
|2000= 800
|2010= 884
|2020= 829
|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 800 people, 295 households, and 225 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|298.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 328 housing units at an average density of {{convert|122.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.62% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.50% of the population.

There were 295 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,205, and the median income for a family was $32,321. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $16,818 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,187. About 20.3% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 34.5% of those under age 18 and 20.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|White Plains, Kentucky}}

{{Hopkins County, Kentucky}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1853]]
[[Category:Cities in Hopkins County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]