Bowling Green (Kentucky)
| Bowling green | |
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 Fountain Square in downtown Bowling Green |
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| Location in Kentucky | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1798 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Kentucky |
| County : | Warren County |
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 59 ′ N , 86 ° 27 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
70,543 (as of 2019) 171,122 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 765.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 92.1 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 166.7 m |
| Postcodes : | 42101-42104 |
| Area code : | +1 270, 364 |
| FIPS : | 21-08902 |
| GNIS ID : | 0487744 |
| Website : | bgky.org |
| Mayor : | Bruce Wilkerson |
Bowling Green is the third largest city in the US state of Kentucky . According to an estimate by the United States Census Bureau , the city has a population of 70,543 (as of 2019).
geography
Bowling Green is located on the Barren River and has a total area of 92.1 km², of which 91.7 km² is land and 0.5 km² (= 0.45%) is water.
history
Bowling Green was founded in 1798. The city's location on the railroad connecting Nashville with Louisville made Bowling Green a strategic point for the Confederates at the start of the American Civil War . The city was heavily fortified and in September 1861 General Buckner occupied 25,000 men. After the fall of Fort Henry in early February 1862, Buckner was compelled to clear Bowling Green and destroy war materials of significant value. Towards the end of 1862 it was the main point of operation of General Rosecrans against General Bragg .
education
Bowling Green is the headquarters of Western Kentucky University .
politics
Bowling Green is twinned with Kawanishi City in Hyogo Prefecture , Japan .
In 2003 the Bowling Green Metropolitan Area was created, to which the city and its surroundings belong. As of 2016, an estimated 171,122 people live here on an area of 548 square miles (around 1,420 km²), which makes the Bowling Green Metropolitan Area the 241st largest metropolitan area in the United States.
economy
General Motors operates a manufacturing facility (the Bowling Green Assembly Plant ) for Y-body sports cars ( Chevrolet Corvette and previously Cadillac XLR ) on site. The National Corvette Museum , which opened in 1994, is just a few hundred yards away, not far from Interstate 65 . The following commercial companies have their headquarters in the city: Fruit of the Loom , Houchens Industries, Holley Performance Products and Camping World .
sons and daughters of the town
- Sleeper Agent , rock band
- Thomas Lilbourne Anderson (1808-1885), politician
- Ben Bailey (born 1970), comedian and TV host
- Gary Barnidge (born 1985), American football player
- Sam Bush (* 1952), bluegrass musician
- Athena Cage (* 1969), musician
- Cage the Elephant , rock band
- Chris Carmichael (* 1962), musician
- Rex Chapman (born 1967), basketball player
- Cord of 3 , Christian rock band
- Roger Davis (born 1939), actor
- Henry H. Denhardt (1876–1937), politician
- David F. Duncan (* 1947), epidemiologist
- Hank Duncan (1894–1968), stride pianist and band leader of Dixieland Jazz
- Frances Fowler (1864–1943), painter
- Foxhole , post-rock band
- Dorothy Grider (1915–2012), artist and illustrator
- Mordecai Ham (1877-1961), pastor
- Corey Hart (born 1982), baseball player
- Duncan Hines (1880–1959), restaurant critic and cookbook author
- Getty H. Huffine (1889–1947), composer and musician
- Hillbilly Jim (born 1952), wrestler and radio host
- Paul Kilgus (born 1962), baseball player
- Francis McDonald (1891–1968), film actor
- John D. Minton Jr. (born 1952), Kentucky Chief Justice
- Doug Moseley (* 1928), clergyman, author and politician
- Rodes K. Myers (1900–1960), politician and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
- William Huston Natcher (1909-1994), politician
- Thomas Nicholson , university professor, health educator and expert in drug policy
- George Pierce (* 1941), politician and businessman
- Bill Pope (* 1952), cameraman
- Leslie A. Pope (1954-2020), production designer
- Deborah Renshaw (* 1975), racing driver (NASCAR)
- Robert Reynolds (born 1981), football player
- Jody Richards (born 1938), politician
- Nappy roots , hip hop and rap group
- Lisa Sparks (* 1977), porn actress and director
- John Franklin Swift (1829-1891), author and politician
- Morning Teleportation , rock band
- Ann-Blair Thornton (* 1989), Miss Kentucky
- Chris Turner (born 1969), baseball player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mayor Bruce Wilkerson. In: bgky.org. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ↑ Kentucky (USA): State, Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather, and Web Information. Retrieved July 3, 2020 .
- ^ Sister City Program. In: bgky.org. Retrieved July 3, 2020.