Ekron, Kentucky

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Ekron is a home rule-class city in Meade County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 175 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

History

Ekron was laid out on land donated by a Dr. Roberts, whose wife named the town after the biblical city of Ekron.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It was formally incorporated by act of the state assembly in 1906.<ref>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Ekron, Kentucky". Accessed 25 July 2013.</ref>

Geography

Ekron is located in central Meade County at Template:Coord (37.930819, -86.177999).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is Template:Convert south of Brandenburg, the county seat, and Template:Convert west of Fort Knox.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Ekron has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 170 people, 65 households, and 44 families residing in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 69 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 88.24% White, 1.76% African American, 0.59% Native American, 1.76% Asian, 2.94% from other races, and 4.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.94% of the population.

There were 65 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.29.

The age distribution was 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $36,563. Males had a median income of $16,250 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,300. About 12.2% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.1% of those 65 or over.

Notable people

• Pee Wee Reese, Baseball Hall of Famer
• Archie Romines, former state representative

In popular culture

Ekron along with the neighboring towns of Brandenberg and Irvington are now featured in the open world survival horror game Project Zomboid as of the recent release of the beta for the upcoming Build 42 of the game. The town is included alongside other neighboring towns such as West Point and Muldraugh, which have been core towns through out the game's history, along with the city of Louisville.