Paducah micropolitan area
Encyclopedia
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
.
As of the 2000 census
, the μSA had a population of 98,765 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 98,609).
of 2000, there were 98,765 people, 41,398 households, and 28,070 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 19.53% White
, 78.31% African American
, 0.22% Native American
, 0.40% Asian
, 0.04% Pacific Islander
, 0.35% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos
of any race were 0.95% of the population.
The median income for a household in the μSA was $32,317, and the median income for a family was $40,613. Males had a median income of $33,797 versus $20,906 for females. The per capita income
for the μSA was $17,994.
Combined Statistical Area is made up of four counties in the Jackson Purchase region of Kentucky and one county in southern Illinois. The statistical area includes two micropolitan areas
. As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 135,793 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 136,328).
United States Census Bureau
The 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...
, is an area consisting of four counties – three in the Jackson Purchase
Jackson Purchase
The Jackson Purchase is a region in the state of Kentucky bounded by the Mississippi River to the west, the Ohio River to the north, and Tennessee River to the east. Although technically part of Kentucky at its statehood in 1792, the land did not come under definitive U.S. control until 1818, when...
region of 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...
and one in southern
Little Egypt (region)
-Early history:The earliest inhabitants of Illinois were thought to have arrived about 12,000 B.C. They were hunter-gatherers, but developed a primitive system of agriculture. After 1000 AD, their agricultural surpluses enabled them to develop complex, hierarchical societies...
Illinois
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,...
– anchored by the city of Paducah, Kentucky
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,...
.
As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the μSA had a population of 98,765 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 98,609).
Counties
- Ballard County, KentuckyBallard County, KentuckyBallard County is a county located in west of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was created by the Kentucky State Legislature in 1842, and is named for Captain Bland Ballard, a soldier, statesman, and member of the Kentucky General Assembly. He was one of the few Kentucky volunteers to survive the...
- Livingston County, KentuckyLivingston County, KentuckyLivingston 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...
- McCracken County, KentuckyMcCracken County, KentuckyMcCracken County is a county located in the Jackson Purchase, the extreme western end of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 65,514. The county seat, largest city, and only incorporated community is Paducah....
- Massac County, Illinois
Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
- Brookport, IllinoisBrookport, IllinoisBrookport is a city in Massac County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Brookport is located at ....
- Hendron, KentuckyHendron, KentuckyHendron is a census-designated place in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,239 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Hendron is located at ....
(census-designated placeCensus-designated placeA census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
) - La Center, KentuckyLa Center, KentuckyLa Center is a city in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,038 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:La Center is located at ....
- Ledbetter, KentuckyLedbetter, KentuckyLedbetter is a census-designated place in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,700 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
(census-designated place) - Massac, KentuckyMassac, KentuckyMassac is a census-designated place in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,888 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Massac is located at ....
(census-designated place) - Metropolis, IllinoisMetropolis, IllinoisMetropolis is a city located along the Ohio River in Massac County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,482...
- Reidland, KentuckyReidland, KentuckyReidland is a census-designated place in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,353 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Reidland is located at ....
(census-designated place) - Woodlawn-Oakdale, KentuckyWoodlawn-Oakdale, KentuckyWoodlawn-Oakdale is a census-designated place in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,937 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
(census-designated place)
Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
- Barlow, KentuckyBarlow, KentuckyBarlow is a city in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 715 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Barlow is located at ....
- Kevil, KentuckyKevil, KentuckyKevil is a city in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 574 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Kevil is located at ....
- Salem, KentuckySalem, KentuckySalem is a city in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 769 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area....
- Wickliffe, KentuckyWickliffe, KentuckyWickliffe is a city in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 794 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ballard County.Wickliffe is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wickliffe is located at ....
Places with less than 500 inhabitants
- Blandville, KentuckyBlandville, KentuckyBlandville is a city in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1842 and named for Captain Bland Ballard, a hero of the War of 1812. Blandville was the seat of Ballard County from 1842 to 1881, when it was moved to Wickliffe. The population was 99 at the 2000 census...
- Carrsville, KentuckyCarrsville, KentuckyCarrsville 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.-Geography:Carrsville is located at ....
- Grand Rivers, KentuckyGrand Rivers, KentuckyGrand Rivers is a city in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 343 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Grand Rivers is located at ....
- Joppa, IllinoisJoppa, IllinoisJoppa is a village in Massac County, Illinois, along the Ohio River. The population was 409 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Joppa is located at ....
- Lone Oak, KentuckyLone Oak, KentuckyLone Oak is an unincorporated community in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 454 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a city. It is a part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
(census-designated place) - Smithland, KentuckySmithland, KentuckySmithland is a city in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Cumberland Rivers. The population was 401 at the 2000 census...
Unincorporated places
- Bandana, KentuckyBandana, KentuckyBandana is an unincorporated community in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. Its ZIP code is 42022.Bandana is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area....
- Bargerville, Illinois
- Lovelaceville, Kentucky
- Monkeys Eyebrow, KentuckyMonkeys Eyebrow, KentuckyMonkeys Eyebrow is an unincorporated rural community in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. It is generally the northwesternmost community in the Jackson Purchase area of western Kentucky that is identified on the highway maps distributed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet...
- New Liberty, IllinoisNew Liberty, IllinoisNew Liberty is an unincorporated community in Pope County, Illinois, United States. New Liberty is east of Brookport....
- Round Knob, IllinoisRound Knob, IllinoisRound Knob is an unincorporated community in Massac County, Illinois, United States. Round Knob is north of Metropolis....
- Shady Grove, IllinoisShady Grove, IllinoisShady Grove is an unincorporated community in Massac County, Illinois, United States. Shady Grove is east of Brookport....
- Unionville, IllinoisUnionville, Massac County, IllinoisUnionville is an unincorporated community in Massac County, Illinois, United States. Unionville is east of Brookport....
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A 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. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 98,765 people, 41,398 households, and 28,070 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 19.53% White
White American
White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
, 78.31% African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
, 0.22% Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
, 0.40% Asian
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
, 0.04% Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander American
Pacific Islander Americans, also known as Oceanian Americans, are residents of the United States with original ancestry from Oceania. They represent the smallest racial group counted in the United States census of 2000. They numbered 874,000 people or 0.3 percent of the United States population...
, 0.35% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos
Hispanic and Latino Americans
Hispanic or Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.1990 Census of Population and Housing: A self-designated classification for people whose origins...
of any race were 0.95% of the population.
The median income for a household in the μSA was $32,317, and the median income for a family was $40,613. Males had a median income of $33,797 versus $20,906 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 μSA was $17,994.
Combined Statistical Area
The Paducah–MayfieldMayfield, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,349 people, 4,358 households, and 2,667 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,549.8 people per square mile . There were 4,907 housing units at an average density of 734.8 per square mile...
Combined Statistical Area is made up of four counties in the Jackson Purchase region of Kentucky and one county in southern Illinois. The statistical area includes two micropolitan areas
United States micropolitan area
United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas , as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, are urban areas in the United States based around a core city or town with a population of 10,000 to 49,999. The micropolitan area designation was created in 2003...
. As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 135,793 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 136,328).
- Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)
- Paducah (Ballard County, Kentucky; Livingston County, Kentucky; McCracken County, Kentucky; and Massac County, Illinois)
- Mayfield (Graves County, KentuckyGraves County, KentuckyGraves County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. It was formed in 1824. As of 2000, the population was 37,028. Its county seat is Mayfield. The county is named for Major Benjamin Franklin Graves, soldier in the War of 1812...
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