Carrsville, Kentucky
Encyclopedia
Carrsville is a city in Livingston County
, Kentucky
, United States
, along the Ohio River
. The population was 64 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah
, KY-IL
Micropolitan Statistical Area
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 64 people, 35 households, and 17 families residing in the city. The population density
was 367.7 people per square mile (145.4/km²). There were 51 housing units at an average density of 293.0 per square mile (115.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.88% White, and 3.12% from two or more races.
There were 35 households out of which 11.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples
living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.4% were non-families. 48.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.83 and the average family size was 2.53.
In the city the population was spread out with 14.1% under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 146.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 129.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,500, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $15,289. There were 12.5% of families and 9.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 31.3% of those over 64.
Livingston County, Kentucky
Livingston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 9,804. Its county seat is Smithland. The county is named for Robert R. Livingston...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, along the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
. The population was 64 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah
Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...
, KY-IL
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Paducah micropolitan area
The Paducah Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties – three in the Jackson Purchase region of Kentucky and one in southern Illinois – anchored by the city of Paducah, Kentucky....
.
Geography
Carrsville is located at 37°23′53"N 88°22′30"W (37.398063, -88.375113).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 64 people, 35 households, and 17 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 367.7 people per square mile (145.4/km²). There were 51 housing units at an average density of 293.0 per square mile (115.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.88% White, and 3.12% from two or more races.
There were 35 households out of which 11.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.4% were non-families. 48.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.83 and the average family size was 2.53.
In the city the population was spread out with 14.1% under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 146.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 129.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,500, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $15,289. There were 12.5% of families and 9.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 31.3% of those over 64.