Whitesville is a city in
Daviess CountyDaviess County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1815. The population estimate for 2008 is 94,418. It is included in the Owensboro, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is Owensboro. The county is named for Colonel Joseph Hamilton Daviess, the U.S...
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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...
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. The population was 632 at the 2000 census. It is included in the
Owensboro, KentuckyOwensboro is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky and the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about 32 miles southeast of Evansville, Indiana and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 55,512 at...
Metropolitan Statistical AreaThe Owensboro Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in Kentucky, anchored by the city of Owensboro. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 109,875 . The metropolitan area covers...
. The city was founded in 1844 by Dr. William White, and named for him.
Whitesville is located at (37.683181, -86.870587).
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 0.4
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (1.2 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 632 people, 250 households, and 175 families residing in the city.
Whitesville is a city in
Daviess CountyDaviess County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1815. The population estimate for 2008 is 94,418. It is included in the Owensboro, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is Owensboro. The county is named for Colonel Joseph Hamilton Daviess, the U.S...
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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...
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United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 632 at the 2000 census. It is included in the
Owensboro, KentuckyOwensboro is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky and the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about 32 miles southeast of Evansville, Indiana and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 55,512 at...
Metropolitan Statistical AreaThe Owensboro Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in Kentucky, anchored by the city of Owensboro. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 109,875 . The metropolitan area covers...
. The city was founded in 1844 by Dr. William White, and named for him.
Geography
Whitesville is located at (37.683181, -86.870587).
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 0.4
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (1.2 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 632 people, 250 households, and 175 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 1,411.0 people per square mile (542.3/km²). There were 260 housing units at an average density of 580.5/sq mi (223.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.10% White, 0.79% African American, 0.16% Asian, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.
There were 250 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% 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, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,655, and the median income for a family was $28,667. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $17,917 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 $13,477. About 13.4% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.
Whitesville is also home to
Kentucky Motor Speedway, built in 1960, with an infield
figure 8Figure 8 racing is a form of racing that combines elements of oval racing, demolition derby, and road racing.-Track:Racing is done on a track shaped like an 8. The cars cross paths at the center of the 8, which is known as the "crossover". Because of this layout, crashes are inevitable...
track crossover added in 1981
http://www.na-motorsports.com/Tracks/KY/KentuckyMS.html). Several
NASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
greats, such as
Darrell WaltripDarrell Lee Waltrip is a three-time former NASCAR Winston Cup champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com. He is the older brother of current NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip.- Local racer :Waltrip was born in...
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Michael WaltripMichael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion . Waltrip is a two-time winner of the Daytona 500 , and drives a self-owned #55 NAPA Toyota Camry in the Sprint Cup Series...
, and
Jeremy MayfieldJeremy Allen Mayfield is a currently suspended NASCAR driver. Mayfield drove the #41 All Sport Toyota Camry in the Sprint Cup Series for his own team, Mayfield Motorsports. He is married to his second wife, Shana, and they own three bulldogs and two pugs. Currently he and his team are unsponsored...
got their start in racing at the Speedway. The facility had been idle, from 2005-2008, due to bankruptcy issues, until officially reopening, on April 19, 2009, to begin the 2009 racing season.
The Mayor of Whitesville is Mike Merrit.