13-871: The Scottsville Downtown Commercial Historic District , in Scottsville, Kentucky is a 14 acres (5.7 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. It included 29 contributing buildings and three non-contributing ones. It includes Scottsville's Public Square, which was site of the Allen County Courthouse until 1965, and it extends roughly one block north and south on Court St., and one block east and west on Main St. The buildings are primarily one- and two-story brick and wood-frame with brick veneer commercial buildings, built between 1881 and 1946. This article about
26-657: A property in Allen County, Kentucky on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Scottsville, Kentucky Scottsville is a home rule-class city in Allen County , Kentucky , in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 4,299 during the 2020 United States Census . The site along Bays Fork was settled in 1797 and developed into
39-403: A household in the city was $ 24,960, and the median income for a family was $ 36,711. Males had a median income of $ 31,367 versus $ 29,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 13,555. About 20.3% of families and 28.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 35.0% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over. Scottsville is home of the main settlement of
52-558: A lending library, the Allen County Public Library. Scottsville is home to a weekly newspaper, the Citizen-Times, which was founded in 1890. Two radio stations, WVLE (99.3 FM) and WLCK (1250 AM). WVLE recently changed broadcast formats from country to a variety of adult contemporary hits from the past three decades. "The All New Love FM," as the station is now known, also has twice daily news segments covering Scottsville and
65-466: A sector's average income and compare the wealth of different populations. Per capita income is also often used to measure a country's standard of living . When used to compare income levels of different countries, it is usually expressed using a commonly used international currency, such as the euro or United States dollar . It is one of the three components of the Human Development Index of
78-508: A stagecoach station. The town was laid off in 1816 and established the next year. It was named for Kentucky 's 4th governor , Charles Scott . In the early 19th century, it was also known as Allen Court House and Scottville . Scottsville was the birthplace of what would become the Dollar General nationwide chain of 15,000 stores, with J. L. Turner and his son Cal Turner Sr. opening their first department store there in 1945. In 1955,
91-612: Is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Scottsville has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the census of 2010, there were 4,226 people, 1,861 households, and 1,130 families residing in the city. The population density was 728.6 people per square mile (281.3 people/km ). There were 2,066 housing units at an average density of 356.2 units per square mile (137.5 units/km ). The racial makeup of
104-734: The Noah Hoover Mennonites , also called "Scottsville Mennonites", a branch of Old Order Mennonites . They did not emerge from a single division, as most other Anabaptist groups, but have a long history of divisions and mergers. They moved to Scottsville in 1978, coming from Snyder County, Pennsylvania . Scottsville's public schools are part of the Allen County Schools school district. The district has one elementary school, one intermediate school, one middle school, and one high school. Ninth through twelfth grade students attend Allen County-Scottsville High School . Scottsville has
117-544: The Turners began to open more stores, and, in 1968, founded Dollar General Corporation or DOLGEN Corp. Scottsville is located at 36°45′5″N 86°11′34″W / 36.75139°N 86.19278°W / 36.75139; -86.19278 (36.751504, -86.192692). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15 km ), all of it land. The climate in this area
130-574: The city was 94.5% White , 2.5% African American , 0.3% Native American , 0.2% Asian , 0.0% Pacific Islander , 0.4% from other races , and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population. There were 1,861 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 14.5% had someone living alone who
143-455: The country as a whole and specific regions or demographic groups. However, comparing per capita income across different countries is often difficult, since methodologies, definitions and data quality can vary greatly. Since the 1990s, the OECD has conducted regular surveys among its 38 member countries using a standardized methodology and set of questions. Per capita income is often used to measure
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#1732873413066156-470: The rest of Allen County. Per capita income Per capita income ( PCI ) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such as the American Community Survey . This allows the calculation of per capita income for both
169-453: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.83. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 20 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.66 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.54 males. The median income for
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