Georgetown, Kentucky
| Georgetown | |||
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| Nickname : G-Town | |||
 Downtown Georgetown |
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| Location in Kentucky | |||
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| Foundation : | 1786 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Kentucky | ||
| County : | Scott County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 13 ′ N , 84 ° 33 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 29.092 (as of December 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 819.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 35.5 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) of which 35.5 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 228 m | ||
| Postal code : | 40324 | ||
| Area code : | +1 502 | ||
| FIPS : | 21-30700 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0492790 | ||
| Website : | www.georgetownky.gov | ||
 Georgetown College |
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Georgetown is a city of 29,098 residents in the state of Kentucky in the United States .
The city is located in Scott County and is home to Georgetown College . The city's population growth began to surge in the mid-1980s when Toyota built an engine manufacturing factory there in 1988. Georgetown is also the training site of the Cincinnati Bengals' NFL team .
Geographical location
According to the United States Census Bureau , Georgetown extends over an area of 35.5 km² , of which 0 km² is covered with water. Georgetown is 100% on land.
history
Pastor Elijah Craig and other members of the Virginia church were the first residents of Georgetown in late 1785. The city is named after George Washington . On December 16, 1790, the village was registered as a city. Craig founded a factory that was responsible for the manufacture of cloth and paper. In 1789 he founded a distillery and a classical school in the city , which formed the basis for Georgetown College.
Demographic statistics
According to the 2000 census , Georgetown has 18,080 people in 6,703 households and 4,618 families. The population density is 508.7 people / km². The white population is most strongly represented at 88.68%, followed by the Afro-American population with 8.01%.
The median income for a household is $ 42,186, with the median income for a family being $ 50,743. The city's per capita income is $ 18,859. Around 10.7% of the population lives below the poverty line .
education
Georgetown College is a liberal arts college in the center of the city.
There are currently seven elementary schools , three middle schools and one high school in Georgetown . These are all part of the Scott County's school system. Due to the growing population, the construction of more schools is planned.
The schools in Georgetown include the following:
- Garth Elementary
- Northern Elementary
- Southern Elementary
- Eastern Elementary
- Western Elementary
- Anne Mason Elementary
- Royal Spring Middle School
- Georgetown Middle School
- Scott County Middle School
- Scott County High School
Town twinning
Georgetown is twinned with:
sons and daughters of the town
- John McCracken Robinson (1794–1843), United States politician and senator
- James Fisher Robinson (1800–1882), politician and 22nd Governor of Kentucky
- Gustavus Woodson Smith (1822-1896), major general in the Confederate Army
- Benjamin Franklin Bradley (1825–1897), politician, member of the Confederate Congress
- Basil Wilson Duke (1838–1916), Brigadier General of the Confederate Army in the Civil War
- Tom L. Johnson (1854-1911), politician
- J. Campbell Cantrill (1870–1923), Kentucky politician and Congressman
- Steve Zahn (born 1967), actor
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://courts.ky.gov/
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. History of Georgetown
- ↑ US Census Bureau ( January 19, 2012 memento in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.greatschools.org/kentucky/georgetown/ Schools in Georgetown
