20-958: South Union may refer to a location in the United States: South Union, Kentucky , an unincorporated community South Union Shaker Center House and Preservatory South Union, South Carolina , a census-designated place South Union Missionary Baptist Church , Palestine, Texas South Union School , Southborough, Massachusetts South Union Street Historic District (disambiguation) , locations in North Carolina South Union Street Historic District (Concord, North Carolina) South Union Street–Boardman River Bridge , Michigan South Union Township, Pennsylvania See also [ edit ] Old South Union Church , Weymouth, Massachusetts Shaker Museum at South Union , Kentucky Topics referred to by
40-470: A female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.84. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
60-540: A mile (1.6 km) south of the community. This Logan County, Kentucky state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Russellville, Kentucky Russellville is a home rule-class city in Logan County , Kentucky , in the United States . It is the seat of its county. The population was 6,960 at the time of the 2010 census . Local historian Alex C. Finley has claimed
80-645: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages South Union, Kentucky South Union is an unincorporated community located in Logan County , Kentucky , United States. A large share of South Union's original inhabitants were Shakers . Their South Union village was established in 1807 and lasted until 1922. During this period, the Shakers constructed 200 buildings, worked 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) of farmland, and produced garden seed, fruit preserves, brooms, baskets, rugs, linen, hats, bonnets and silk both for use within
100-728: Is set among small hills in the valley of the Town Branch, a north-flowing tributary of the Mud River and part of the Green River watershed flowing to the Ohio River . Russellville is served by U.S. Routes 68 , 79 and 431 . The nearest limited-access highway is the Natcher Parkway ( I-165 ), 24 miles (39 km) to the northeast. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to
120-680: The Civil War , the Kentucky General Assembly declared its neutrality and declined to secede with the rest of the South . Kentucky was a slave state and Confederate sentiment was strong in the Bluegrass region and the west, but the residents of the mountainous eastern section were mainly small farmers and pro- Union . In the summer of 1861, when Confederate troops had occupied the area, 116 prominent pro-Confederate delegates from 68 counties met as
140-499: The Köppen Climate Classification system, Russellville has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the census of 2000, there were 7,149 people, 3,064 households, and 1,973 families residing in the city. The population density was 672.1 inhabitants per square mile (259.5/km ). There were 3,458 housing units at an average density of 325.1 per square mile (125.5/km ). The racial makeup of
160-588: The National Register of Historic Places including the Victorian Mansion at 224 Cornelius Avenue, a house that boasted the state's first indoor bathroom. Russellville is located in central Logan County. According to the United States Census Bureau , Russellville has a total area of 10.8 square miles (28.1 km ), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km ), or 0.22%, are water. The city
180-578: The Russellville Convention and created a rival Confederate government for Kentucky . George W. Johnson was elected as the state's Confederate governor and the Confederacy controlled more than half the state early in the war. Despite de facto Union control over the rest of Kentucky after 1862, the government was recognized and Kentucky admitted to the Confederacy . Kentucky was represented by
200-649: The Shaker Museum historical site, the South Union community is host to the county's only waste transfer station, operated by Apex and Scott Waste Services. South Union is located roughly halfway between Russellville and Bowling Green . The community is located along Kentucky Route 73 in the easternmost portion of Logan County just off U.S. Route 68 and Kentucky Route 80 just west of the Warren County line. Logan County's boundary with Simpson County lies less than
220-546: The Shakers' mills. These were uninsured, and their losses were close to $ 70,000. A Shaker wrote to a friend in New York that he believed "their offenses" were that they had "hired the negroes and pay them for their work... we treat them like men and pay them as such." The South Union Shaker Center House and Preservatory , built in 1824 as a Centre House, is today used for the Shaker Museum at South Union . Today, in addition to
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#1733085227615240-556: The Southern Deposit Bank in Russellville on March 20, 1868. Brothers Frank and Jesse James , who later had their own outlaw gang based in western Missouri , may have taken part. A Russellville bank on the city square displays a large mural painted depicting the robbery. A reenactment (called a "play on horseback") is performed annually during the city's Tobacco and Heritage Festival. Several downtown homes have been listed on
260-594: The area was first settled by Gasper Butcher, as a frontier settlement of the Transylvania Colony of Virginia, around 1780, but others have questioned this claim. Although the area is known to have been called "Big Boiling Spring", "Gasper Butcher's Spring", and "Butcher's Station", W.R. Jillson was unable to find written records of any habitation before 1790. That year William Cook and his wife erected Cook's Cabin, accompanied by eighteen-year-old William Stewart. Also known as "Cook's Station",
280-403: The city was 78.64% White , 18.62% African American , 0.39% Native American , 0.36% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.57% from other races , and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population. There were 3,064 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 17.4% had
300-536: The community and sales to the outside world. After the Civil War, they hired about a dozen freedmen to work in their woolen and flour mills, allowing them to build cabins here. Other whites in Logan County were attacking blacks and trying to expel them from the county. In late August 1868, a mob of whites burned some of the freedmen's cabins. After the Shakers offered a reward to capture the men, whites returned and burned
320-463: The community was located about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the present city. It was renamed "Logan Court House" when it was chosen as the seat of newly formed Logan County in 1792. General William Russell was given a 2,000-acre (810 ha) grant here for his military service during the American Revolution . He donated part of this property, in 1795, as a platted section for
340-560: The county seat, known as Logan Court House. The town was renamed in Russell's honor in 1798. It was formally established by the state legislature on January 15, 1810. It was incorporated as a city on February 19, 1840. In the early 19th century, the community had leaders who were politically prominent in the state. Four homes in the city still stand that were residences of future governors of Kentucky : John Breathitt , James Morehead , John J. Crittenden , and Charles S. Morehead . During
360-419: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title South Union . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_Union&oldid=1191171112 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
380-514: The thirteenth star on the Confederate flag . During the war, there were several minor skirmishes in and around Russellville. After the war, Kentucky struggled for some years with insurgent unrest. A gang made up of the former Confederate guerrillas Cole Younger , George Shepard, and Oliver Shepard, along with Confederate veterans John Jarrett and Arthur McCoy, robbed the Nimrod Long Bank or
400-408: Was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 25,647, and the median income for a family was $ 31,448. Males had a median income of $ 27,529 versus $ 20,032 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 15,654. About 17.1% of families and 23.0% of the population were below
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