33-502: Providence Independent Schools was a school district headquartered in Providence, Kentucky . It operated Broadway Elementary and Providence High School . Prior to 2007 the district, while remaining afloat financially, had the lowest Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) scores in Kentucky, enrollment had declined to 400 for all grade levels, and the local authorities declared
66-446: A female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.90. The age distribution was 24.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
99-924: A government building on Center Street and the Madisonville City Hall on Main Street. Madisonville and most of Hopkins County are in the Hopkins County School District . Hopkins County Schools operate eight elementary school, four middle school, and two high school sub-districts. Elementary schools: Grapevine Elementary, West Broadway Elementary, Pride Avenue Elementary, Hanson Elementary, Earlington Elementary, Jesse Stuart Elementary, Southside Elementary, and West Hopkins School. Middle schools: Browning Springs Middle School, South Hopkins Middle School, West Hopkins School, and James Madison Middle School. High schools: Hopkins County Central High School and Madisonville North Hopkins High School . Madisonville
132-522: A rail hub, coal mining center, and had a large tobacco market. This continued until the 1960s when manufacturing and service industries came to the area. On November 15, 2005, a tornado ripped through the city, destroying some parts of it. The tornado began to form around 3:00 PM. The neighborhood near the Madisonville Country Club was greatly affected by the storm. The home of Madisonville resident and former Boston Celtics star Frank Ramsey
165-423: Is a 410-bed hospital that offers services typically found in larger cities (such as life flight , women's health centers, and a comprehensive cancer center). Madisonville is a wet city in the county of Hopkins County ; making it a moist county , one of only sixteen in the state. Madisonville is the county seat of Hopkins County. Government operations for the city are based out of several buildings including
198-467: Is also home to Madisonville Community College , which consolidated with Madisonville Technical College in 2001. The college is a member of the sixteen-college Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). The school is also affiliated with Murray State University , Lindsey Wilson College , the University of Kentucky , and the University of Louisville . Because of these university partnerships,
231-453: The Louisville & Nashville Railroad pushed its line southward from Henderson through Madisonville and toward Nashville in 1870. Madisonville was home to schools for African Americans including Atkinson Literary and Industrial College . From 1892 to 1912 The Hustler , originally The Madisonville Hustler , was a newspaper serving Madisonville. By the early 1900s, Madisonville was
264-605: The United States Census Bureau , Madisonville has a total area of 18.7 square miles (48.4 km ), of which 17.9 square miles (46.3 km ) are land and 0.81 square miles (2.1 km ), or 4.42%, are water. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Madisonville has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of
297-537: The census of 2000, there were 19,307 people, 8,077 households, and 5,330 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,085.0 inhabitants per square mile (418.9/km ). There were 8,889 housing units at an average density of 499.5 per square mile (192.9/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 86.21% White , 11.24% Black or African American , 0.18% Native American , 0.51% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.63% from other races , and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of
330-619: The poverty line , including 30.7% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those age 65 or over. Providence is located in Webster County, Kentucky, part of the Illinois Coal Basin. Coal mining is a major source of income for Webster County and the surrounding counties. The Webster County School District operates the public schools that serve Providence. In 2007 the Providence Independent School System merged with
363-645: The Union, half the state had seceded at the Russellville Convention and was controlled by the Confederacy early in the war before being conquered by the Union. Farming was the major occupation in Hopkins County for most of the 1800s, with tobacco the leading crop. Around 1837 an outcropping of coal was discovered, and the first coal mine in the county opened in 1869. Mining did not become a major industry until
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#1732902495185396-578: The United States, running on the Socialist Workers Party ticket. Madisonville, Kentucky Madisonville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Hopkins County , Kentucky , United States, located along Interstate 69 in the state's Western Coal Fields region. The population was 19,591 at the 2010 census . Madisonville is a commercial center of the region and is home to Madisonville Community College . Madisonville
429-420: The United States. The population was 3,193 at the time of the 2010 United States Census , making the most populous community in the county. In 1820, Richard B. Savage arrived from Virginia with his wife and his elder sister Mary (Savage) Settler, and opened a general store on the site of the present city. The community that grew up was known as Savageville , until the post office was established in 1828, when it
462-613: The Webster County School System, closing the high school and renaming Broadway Elementary, Providence Elementary. The elementary school serves students Pre-School-6. In 2014, a middle school was built adjacent to Webster County High School . Providence has a lending library , a branch of the Webster County Public Library. Every year in June Providence hosts the annual Coal Festival in celebration of
495-403: The average family size was 2.87. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males. The median income for a household in the city
528-403: The city was 81.92% White , 16.53% African American , 0.11% Native American , 0.08% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 0.28% from other races , and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population. There were 1,487 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 17.1% had
561-497: The city, and the Webster- Hopkins county line lies just to the southeast. U.S. Route 41A passes through the eastern part of Providence. As of the 2000 census , there were 3,611 people, 1,487 households, and 1,029 families residing in the city. The population density was 587.2 inhabitants per square mile (226.7/km ). There were 1,754 housing units at an average density of 285.2 per square mile (110.1/km ). The racial makeup of
594-596: The coal mines and miners that have long been a part of the city's history. It features games, rides, beauty contests and live entertainment. Roger Campbell was a member of the 1960 US Figure Skating World Team. He was a casualty of Sabena Flight 548 , which crashed in 1961 en route to the World Championships in Prague. He is buried in Providence's Big Hill Cemetery. Melvin T Mason was a 1984 candidate for President of
627-560: The college offers many associate and bachelor's degrees that are normally found only at the university level. Madisonville has a lending library , a branch of the Hopkins County-Madisonville Public Library. Interstate 69 is a north–south corridor through the eastern side of the city that connects to I-24 and Henderson . The Western Kentucky Parkway is 9 miles (14 km) south of town. The Western Kentucky Parkway's westbound lanes feed into I-69 southbound;
660-641: The construction of new county school buildings. The Providence school system was scheduled to merge into the Webster county district in July 2007. Its territory is now within the Webster County School District. This Kentucky school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Providence, Kentucky Providence is a home rule-class city in Webster County, Kentucky , in
693-610: The eastbound lanes feed into the Blue Grass Parkway (via I-65 northbound) at Elizabethtown . The Western Kentucky Parkway also intersects I-65, which feeds into Bowling Green to the south and the Natcher Parkway . In addition to trucking routes, CSX Transportation and Paducah & Louisville Railway run through Madisonville. The Madisonville Municipal Airport has a runway that is 6,050 by 100 feet (1,844 m × 30 m). Since 2012, Madisonville has maintained
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#1732902495185726-783: The heart of the state's Black Patch tobacco-growing region, Providence eventually became the 3rd-largest stemming market in all of America. Providence was incorporated in 1860, when Webster County was formed. The onset of the Civil War slowed the economic growth, though no major battles took place. The State of Kentucky never left the Union, but inhabitants in Western Kentucky were still largely sympathetic to pro- Confederate troops. A Confederate reconnaissance and foraging party led by then Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest passed through Webster County between November and December 1861, and Forrest reported that he had been welcomed by
759-554: The high school building condemned; these factors prompted district authorities to seek a merger with the Webster County School District . The Webster district authorities agreed, even though they initially were not sure if their schools had enough space for extra students and had concerns about possible declines in academic performance and financial capabilities, because the Kentucky Department of Education funded
792-491: The inhabitants. Limited guerrilla warfare also took place near the city in 1862. Commercial coal mining began in 1888, and by 1930 Providence residents numbered 4,742. In the 1930s, depressed conditions in the coal fields resulted in a loss of population that continued through the 1960s. Providence's economy remains tied to coal and agriculture. In 1993, the Providence Commercial Historic District
825-659: The local post-coal economy. GE Aviation , Jennmar , International Automotive Components Group (IAC) , Ahlstrom , Land O' Frost , Carhartt Cutting in Madisonville, Carhartt RCV Distribution in nearby Hanson, Kentucky and other corporations have operations in the area. During the 1970s, the Regional Medical Center (RMC) and Trover Clinic were built by the Trover Foundation. RMC, now owned by Baptist Healthcare System and operated as Baptist Health Madisonville
858-586: The local power companies to speed up the process of re-powering the town. Madisonville is located about 50 miles (80 km) south of Evansville, Indiana . Interstate 69 (formerly the Pennyrile Parkway ) passes through the eastern side of the city, with access from exits 111, 114, and 117. U.S. Route 41 passes through the center of town as Main Street, running generally parallel to I-69. The highways lead north 38 miles (61 km) to Henderson and south 35 miles (56 km) to Hopkinsville . According to
891-409: The population. There were 8,077 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and
924-497: Was $ 31,097, and the median income for a family was $ 38,688. Males had a median income of $ 32,064 versus $ 20,940 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,381. About 13.0% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over. Because of its location near important roadways, Madisonville is a leading manufacturing hub for western Kentucky. Industrial and factory production has revitalized
957-408: Was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 27,400, and the median income for a family was $ 31,125. Males had a median income of $ 28,716 versus $ 23,438 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,209. About 19.4% of families and 22.5% of the population were below
990-443: Was created to recognize the historic buildings in the downtown area. Providence is located at 37°23′54″N 87°45′25″W / 37.39833°N 87.75694°W / 37.39833; -87.75694 (37.398389, -87.757077) The city is concentrated around the intersection of Kentucky Route 109 and Kentucky Route 120 , approximately 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Madisonville . The Tradewater River flows just west of
1023-559: Was destroyed in the storm. Mayor Karen Cunningham ordered a curfew in parts of the city and declared a state of emergency . In January 2009 , a severe ice storm hit Madisonville. Hopkins County and much of the rest of state of Kentucky were affected. Madisonville was placed under a curfew for the safety of the citizens. The storm was responsible for widespread power outages and damage to homes as well as trees. Many residents were without power for weeks, and tree limb clean-up took months to complete. Many out-of-state power companies assisted
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1056-530: Was founded in 1807 and named for then- Secretary of State James Madison . It was named the seat of Hopkins County in 1808 and formally incorporated in 1810. Hopkins County and Madisonville were divided by the Civil War . Union supporters joined a regiment recruited locally by James Shackleford; Al Fowler recruited Confederate troops. The courthouse in Madisonville was burned by Confederates led by Gen. Hylan B. Lyon on December 17, 1864, as they passed through western Kentucky. While Kentucky remained mostly in
1089-479: Was renamed "Providence". Though sometimes said to honor the Rhode Island city of that name , local history records that an old trader who had been helped by nearby farmers suggested the name to honor divine Providence . On February 18, 1840, the town had a population of 150; there were three physicians, five stores, two hotels, a school, a Baptist church, a Masonic lodge, and three tobacco stemmeries. Located in
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