30-498: Munfordville is a home rule-class city in, and the county seat of, Hart County , Kentucky , United States. The population was 1,615 at the 2010 U.S. census . The settlement was once known as "Big Buffalo Crossing". The current name came from Richard Jones Munford, who donated the land to establish the new county seat in 1816. Munfordville was incorporated in 1858. In 1862, the Civil War Battle of Munfordville took place in
60-621: A US Army major general, and Simon B. Buckner Sr , a Confederate lieutenant general, knew each other as boys but then fought on opposing sides during the American Civil War. Buckner became governor of Kentucky (1887–1891) and ran unsuccessfully for vice president of the United States (1896). His son, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. , was also born in Munfordville and served as a lieutenant general during World War II. Thelma Loyace Hawkins Stovall
90-763: A child she would hand out papers for her mother, who had become a precinct official in Louisville. The family lived an austere, working class life, a fact Stovall never resented: "I don't think it hurt to do without," she said. At the age of 15, she started working for the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation to support her family during the Great Depression . She joined the Tobacco Workers International Union and became secretary of her local , TWIU 185. She kept that position for 11 years, and remained
120-442: A household in the city was $ 18,015, and the median income for a family was $ 26,333. Males had a median income of $ 25,417 versus $ 20,417 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 11,447. About 23.7% of families and 26.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 33.9% of those under age 18 and 25.8% of those age 65 or over. In 2010, Munfordville had the 20th-lowest median household income of all places in
150-484: A late attachment to another bill regarding state pensions (House Joint Resolution 20) and Stovall claimed a legal right to reject it on two counts: the Kentucky constitution did not permit bills dealing with more than one subject, and there was a Senate rule that prohibited the introduction of new bills in the final ten days of any legislative session. In an oral history interview in 1977, Stovall gave her plainspoken view of
180-661: A stout supporter of labor unions throughout her later political career. While working at the tobacco company, she met L. Raymond Stovall and the couple married in September 1936, when he was 18 and she was 17. She graduated from Louisville Girls' High School, then studied law at LaSalle Extension University in Chicago and attended summer school at the University of Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky University . Stovall became Louisville's first female state representative: she won election to
210-444: Is being maintained through a registry of cities that were covered by prior laws. Under the new system, Louisville and Lexington are classified as first class. All other cities in the state are in the home rule class. Click on the double triangles at the top of a column to sort the table by that column. County seat Since the 2010 census , some cities in Kentucky were disincorporated and did not appear in
240-563: Is faced sooner or later with the prospect of acting for political expediency, acting from conscience and law, or avoiding the issue by not acting at all. When the people vote to elect their leaders, they expect them to act and act decisively." Stovall sought election as Governor of Kentucky in 1979 but lost in the Democratic primary to John Y. Brown, Jr. who went on to win the general election. Stovall won 47,633 votes, taking fifth place behind Brown's 165,188 votes; 139,713 for Harvey I. Sloane ,
270-661: The Kentucky House of Representatives in 1949 and was re-elected twice. She joined the Young Democrats of Kentucky and served as a national committee member (1952 to 1956) and then as the group's first woman president (1956 to 1958). When the popular Democratic politician Happy Chandler ran for Governor in 1955, he tried to persuade Stovall to be on his ticket as Secretary of State of Kentucky. After she took too long thinking about it, Chandler simply announced her candidacy on his own. With no ill will, Stovall went along with
300-524: The United States Census Bureau , Munfordville has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km), or 0.47%, are water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,563 people, 698 households, and 418 families residing in the city. The population density was 619.0 inhabitants per square mile (239.0/km). There were 776 housing units at an average density of 307.3 per square mile (118.6/km). The racial makeup of
330-596: The merged governments in Louisville and Lexington. All other cities have a different form of government, including mayor-council , commission , and city manager , and are designated " home rule class" cities. The two-class system went into effect on January 1, 2015, following the 2014 passage of House Bill 331 by the Kentucky General Assembly and the bill's signing into law by Governor Steve Beshear . The new system replaced one in which cities were divided into six classes based on their population at
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#1732851999489360-518: The 47th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1975–1979) in the administration of her fellow Democrat , Governor Julian Carroll . She was the first woman to hold the office. Stovall was known for her assertive style. Several times in her career, when she found herself in the position of acting governor , she was unafraid of exercising that power – she issued gubernatorial pardons , called the Kentucky General Assembly into session to consider bills, and, most famously, issued an executive injunction against
390-637: The Assembly's attempt to repeal Kentucky's ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment . Throughout her career, Stovall was an ardent advocate of labor and women's rights . Thelma Loyace Hawkins was born in Munfordville , Kentucky on April 1, 1919. Her parents, Samuel Dewey Hawkins and Addie Mae Goodman Hawkins, divorced when she was eight years old and she moved with her mother and sister Edith to Louisville. She grew up around political activities: as
420-445: The ERA: "It's ridiculous after 200 years that women are still second class citizens. No – black men were allowed to vote fifty years before women could vote. As long there is still some statutes that say there are certain things that a woman can not do, we are still second class citizens." After her veto the following year, she resolutely defended her action, declaring: "Every elective official
450-609: The Kentucky General Assembly into special session to reduce taxation. Two bills were swiftly passed: one placed a statewide cap on property taxes while the other removed a 5% state tax on utility bills. Her most famous intercession as acting governor came in March 1978 when, with Carroll out of the state, she vetoed the legislature's repeal of its ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The repeal had come to her as
480-776: The United States with a population over 1,000. The Amish settlement near Munfordville was founded in 1989. It has ties to the Geauga Amish settlement in Ohio, from where many of the Munfordville Amish came. It is the fastest-growing Amish settlement in America and had 14 church districts and a total population of about 1,800 as of 2013. Munfordville has a lending library , the Hart County Public Library. Several government officials were born in Munfordville. Thomas John Wood ,
510-528: The city was 87.33% White , 11.45% Black or African American , 0.13% Asian , 0.13% from other races , and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population. There were 698 households, out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who
540-520: The indisputable advocate of working people". Stovall died in her sleep in Louisville at the age of 74. She was honored by being allowed to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda . She is interred at Louisville's Resthaven Cemetery. Thelma Stovall Park is located along the Green River in her hometown of Munfordville. Stovall's portrait, painted by Louisville portrait painter Doris Leist, hangs in
570-536: The legal acting governor, she pardoned three prisoners, including a robber who had been given a life sentence for stealing $ 28. By the early 1970s, she was a figure of some national stature: the Cincinnati Enquirer described her as "one of the most knowledgeable women in America regarding state government" and noted that she was in high demand for speaking engagements around the country. She also candidly discussed her plans for higher office. In 1975, Stovall
600-408: The mayor of Louisville; 131,530 for former state representative Terry McBrayer ; and 68,577 for 1st District Congressman Carroll Hubbard . Stovall did finish ahead of four minor candidates in the primary, but it would be her last race and the only loss of her career. After the primary, Stovall announced her retirement from state politics. To celebrate her 30 years of public service, a large party
630-415: The new scheme took effect. The General Assembly had historically reclassified cities only when requested by the city government. If all cities had been reclassified in the pre-2015 scheme according to actual population, about one-third of classifications would have changed. In particular, Lexington would have been classified as a first-class (Class 1) city. Although basic city classification changed in 2015,
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#1732851999489660-452: The next census. Thelma Loyace Hawkins Stovall Thelma Loyace Stovall (née Hawkins; April 1, 1919 – February 4, 1994) was a pioneering American politician in the state of Kentucky . In 1949, she won election as state representative for Louisville and served three consecutive terms. Over the next two decades, Stovall was elected Kentucky State Treasurer twice and Secretary of State of Kentucky three times. She capped her career as
690-405: The old classifications will remain relevant for some time. Because many provisions of state law applied only to cities of certain pre-2015 classes, House Bill 331 was explicitly written to address such issues. In certain areas of law, class-based distinctions between cities have been replaced by population-based distinctions. In certain other areas that were more controversial, the pre-2015 status quo
720-430: The plan, although she thought she would never win. Ultimately, Stovall was elected Secretary of State three times, serving four-year terms beginning in 1956, 1964, and 1972. She also served two four-year terms as State Treasurer, beginning in 1960 and 1968. In 1959, Stovall was secretary of state, the third-ranking office in Kentucky, when she discovered that the governor and lieutenant governor were both out of state. As
750-550: The time of their classification. Before the enactment of House Bill 331, more than 400 classification-related laws affected public safety, alcohol beverage control, revenue options and others. Lexington and Fayette County are completely merged in a unitary urban county government (UCG); Louisville and other cities within Jefferson County have also merged into a single metro government. However, under state law, both major cities retained their pre-merger classification before
780-545: The town. Munfordville is located in central Hart County at 37°16′36″N 85°53′52″W / 37.27667°N 85.89778°W / 37.27667; -85.89778 (37.276608, -85.897822), on the north side of the Green River . U.S. Route 31W is Munfordville's Main Street, while Interstate 65 passes just northwest of town, with access from Exit 65. I-65 leads north 32 miles (51 km) to Elizabethtown and southwest 40 miles (64 km) to Bowling Green . According to
810-425: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.82. The age distribution was 20.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males. The median income for
840-493: Was a pioneering female Southern politician who won several statewide elective offices in Kentucky. Poet, Davis McCombs , grew up in Munfordville. List of Kentucky cities Kentucky , a state in the United States , has 418 active cities. The two largest, Louisville and Lexington , are designated "first class" cities. A first class city would normally have a mayor- alderman government, but that does not apply to
870-520: Was held in the Kentucky State Capitol on December 3, 1979. Congratulations were sent by President Jimmy Carter and the date was officially proclaimed by the state as "Thelma Stovall Day". Despite their former rivalry, Brown appointed Stovall as the state's Commissioner of Labor in December 1982. In his announcement, Brown praised her as "the grande dame of the feminist movement and ...
900-471: Was the first woman nominated for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky by either major political party. Stovall defeated the Republican nominee Shirley W. Palmer-Ball , with 430,011 votes (54.6%) to Palmer-Ball's 357,744 votes (45.4%). As lieutenant governor, Stovall was not reluctant to invoke her powers as acting governor when Governor Julian Carroll left the state. During one of Carroll's absences, Stovall called
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