Grayson is a city in
Carter CountyCarter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1838. As of 2000, the population was 26,889. Its county seat is Grayson, Kentucky. The county is named for Colonel William Grayson Carter...
,
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,
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, along the
Little Sandy RiverThe Little Sandy River is a tributary of the Ohio River, about 90 mi long, in northeastern Kentucky in the United States. Via the Ohio, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.-Course:...
. The population was 3,877 at the 2000 census. It is the
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
of
Carter CountyCarter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1838. As of 2000, the population was 26,889. Its county seat is Grayson, Kentucky. The county is named for Colonel William Grayson Carter...
. Since
Interstate 64Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with U.S. 40 and U.S...
and the
AA HighwayKentucky Route 9 is a state highway maintained by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The route runs from Newport to Grayson, roughly paralleling the Ohio River between Newport and Vanceburg.Most of its route, from the Interstate 275 loop at Wilder to Grayson, is...
both converge in Grayson, the northern part of town has an abundance of truck stops and fast-food establishments. Grayson's largest employer is
Smithfield FoodsSmithfield Foods, Inc. is the world’s largest pork producer and processor. Its headquarters are in Smithfield, Virginia, with operations in 26 states and 9 countries. The company raises 14 million hogs a year and processes 27 million. The company produced 5.9 billion pounds of pork and 1.4...
, formerly known as Cooks.
Grayson is located at (38.334738, -82.942368).
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), all of it land.
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 3,877 people, 1,415 households, and 938 families residing in the city.
Grayson is a city in
Carter CountyCarter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1838. As of 2000, the population was 26,889. Its county seat is Grayson, Kentucky. The county is named for Colonel William Grayson Carter...
,
KentuckyThe Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is a Southern state situated in the Upland South, although the state is infrequently placed, geographically and culturally, in the Midwest. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, along the
Little Sandy RiverThe Little Sandy River is a tributary of the Ohio River, about 90 mi long, in northeastern Kentucky in the United States. Via the Ohio, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.-Course:...
. The population was 3,877 at the 2000 census. It is the
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
of
Carter CountyCarter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1838. As of 2000, the population was 26,889. Its county seat is Grayson, Kentucky. The county is named for Colonel William Grayson Carter...
. Since
Interstate 64Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with U.S. 40 and U.S...
and the
AA HighwayKentucky Route 9 is a state highway maintained by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The route runs from Newport to Grayson, roughly paralleling the Ohio River between Newport and Vanceburg.Most of its route, from the Interstate 275 loop at Wilder to Grayson, is...
both converge in Grayson, the northern part of town has an abundance of truck stops and fast-food establishments. Grayson's largest employer is
Smithfield FoodsSmithfield Foods, Inc. is the world’s largest pork producer and processor. Its headquarters are in Smithfield, Virginia, with operations in 26 states and 9 countries. The company raises 14 million hogs a year and processes 27 million. The company produced 5.9 billion pounds of pork and 1.4...
, formerly known as Cooks.
Geography
Grayson is located at (38.334738, -82.942368).
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 3,877 people, 1,415 households, and 938 families residing in the city. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 1,549.1 people per square mile (598.8/km²). There were 1,538 housing units at an average density of 614.5/sq mi (237.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.32% White, 0.52% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.
There were 1,415 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 19.0% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 83.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $19,683, and the median income for a family was $26,280. Males had a median income of $32,022 versus $18,875 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the city was $11,879. About 27.7% of families and 31.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.8% of those under age 18 and 22.3% of those age 65 or over.
Education
- The campus of Kentucky Christian University
Kentucky Christian University is a comprehensive baccalaureate level Christian university located in Grayson, Kentucky. It was founded on December 1, 1919, as Christian Normal Institute, by J. W. Lusby and J. O. Snodgrass. As a "normal school" its programs included a high school, a junior...
(formerly Kentucky Christian College) is located in Grayson.
- Grayson lies within the Carter County School District
Carter County Schools is a school district based in Carter County, Kentucky. The district includes the cites of Grayson and Olive Hill.-High schools:...
.
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