Editing Wilmore, Kentucky

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Wilmore, Kentucky
| settlement_type    = [[List of cities in Kentucky|City]]
| motto              = "...Small town charm" 
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| map_caption        = Location of Wilmore in Jessamine 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|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Jessamine County, Kentucky|Jessamine]]
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| area_total_km2     = 10.60
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 4.09
| area_land_sq_mi    = 4.06
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.03

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 5999
| population_density_km2 = 570.81
| population_density_sq_mi = 1478.31

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| timezone_DST       = EDT
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| elevation_ft       = 929
| coordinates        = {{coord|37|51|50|N|84|39|54|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 40390
| area_code          = [[Area code 859|859]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 21-83550
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2405755<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405755}}</ref>
| website            = http://www.wilmore.org/
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| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="United States Census Bureau">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| population_est     = 6017
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'''Wilmore''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Jessamine County, Kentucky]], United States.<ref name=gnis/>  The population was 5,999 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].  It is part of the [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington&ndash;Fayette]] [[Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.6|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==History==
A post office called "Wilmore" was established in 1877.  It was named for John R. Wilmore, a local landowner and former slave owner.<ref name="Rennick">{{cite book | last = Rennick | first = Robert M. | title = Kentucky Place Names | publisher = University Press of Kentucky | year = 2013 | isbn = 978-0813144016 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=azPttlmsv24C&pg=PP1}}</ref><ref name="Wilhite">{{cite book | last = Wilhite | first = Wm. G. | year = 1898 | editor-last = Young | editor-first = Bennett H. | title = Wilmore | work = A History of Jessamine County, From Its Earliest Settlement to 1898 | url = https://archive.org/details/historyofjessami00youn | publisher = Courier-Journal Job Printing | pages = [https://archive.org/details/historyofjessami00youn/page/181 181], 182, 183, 184}}</ref>

In 1882, the [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]] established a line through the county and located a flag stop at Wilmore which was briefly called "Scott's Station".  It was named for John D. Scott, the owner of the site.  The station's name was soon changed to Wilmore.<ref name="Rennick"/>

By the 1890s, Wilmore was a prosperous settlement with a population of about 600.  Wilmore was an important shipping point for cattle, hogs, grain and other produce, and the settlement had a blacksmith, carriage repair shops, two drug stores, three doctors, three large stores, a hardware store, two butcher shops, a livery stable, a school, several churches, a glass mill, and a grist mill.  
[[Asbury University]] (formerly Asbury College) was founded in 1890.<ref name="Wilhite"/>

Wilmore was incorporated in 1918.<ref name="Rennick"/>

From 1970 to 2012, Wilmore was the original location of the [[Ichthus Music Festival]], a gathering of Christian musical artists and speakers; upon its [[Christian revival|revival]] in 2021 it returned to Wilmore. The city is home to the [https://www.asbury.edu/highbridge Highbridge Film Festival], a showcase for locally produced films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asbury.edu/highbridge|title=Asbury University - Highbridge Film Festival|date=9 February 2011|website=www.asbury.edu|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref>

Several locations in Wilmore are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Jessamine County, Kentucky|National Register of Historic Places]], including the Asbury University Administration Building (renamed the Hager Administration Building),<ref>{{cite web | title = Asbury College Administration Building | publisher = National Park Service | date = November 2, 2013 | url = http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/85001532}}</ref> the East Main Street Historic District,<ref name="EMSHD"/> the Kenyon Avenue Historic District,<ref>{{cite web | title = Kenyon Avenue Historic District | publisher = National Park Service | date = November 2, 2013 | url = http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/94000841}}</ref> the Lexington and Main Historic District,<ref>{{cite web | title = Lexington and Main Historic District | publisher = National Park Service | date = November 2, 2013 | url = http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/94000842}}</ref> the Morrison-Kenyon Library,<ref>{{cite web | title = Morrison-Kenyon Library | publisher = National Park Service | date = November 2, 2013 | url = http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/85001539}}</ref> and the North Lexington Avenue Historic District.<ref>{{cite web | title = North Lexington Avenue Historic District | publisher = National Park Service | date = November 2, 2013 | url = http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/94000843}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1920 = 1157
| 1930 = 1329
| 1940 = 1228
| 1950 = 2337
| 1960 = 2773
| 1970 = 3466
| 1980 = 3787
| 1990 = 4215
| 2000 = 5905
| 2010 = 3686
| 2020 = 5999
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 6017
| estref = <ref name="United States Census Bureau">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| 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>
}}

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 5,905 people, 1,638 households, and 1,215 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2239.1|/sqmi|/km2}}. There were 1,740 housing units at an average density of {{convert|659.8|/sqmi|/km2}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 94.53% White, 1.93% African American, 0.14% Native American, 2.08% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30%.<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 the 1,638 households 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 21.2% of households were one person and 7.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.14.

The age distribution was 22.2% under the age of 18, 26.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 12.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% 65 or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median household income was $31,500 and the median family income  was $40,000. Males had a median income of $26,192 versus $25,362 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,602. About 9.1% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Asbury University]] (formerly Asbury College) and [[Asbury Theological Seminary]] are located in Wilmore.

==References==
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{{Jessamine County, Kentucky}}
{{Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Area}}

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[[Category:Cities in Jessamine County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area]]