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Glasgow Micropolitan Area
The Glasgow Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Kentucky, anchored by the city of Glasgow, Kentucky, Glasgow. As of the United States Census, 2000, 2000 census, the μSA had a population of 48,070 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 51,810). Counties *Barren County, Kentucky, Barren *Metcalfe County, Kentucky, Metcalfe Communities Incorporated places *Cave City, Kentucky, Cave City *Edmonton, Kentucky, Edmonton *Glasgow, Kentucky, Glasgow (Principal city) *Park City, Kentucky, Park City Unincorporated places *Center, Kentucky, Center *Eighty Eight, Kentucky, Eighty Eight *Hiseville, Kentucky, Hiseville *Randolph, Kentucky, Randolph *Summer Shade, Kentucky, Summer Shade *Wisdom, Kentucky, Wisdom Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 48,070 people, 19,362 households, and 13,824 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 94.92% White (U.S. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White (U
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no chroma). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully (or almost fully) reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide. In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore white togas as symbols of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolized chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal color of the kings of France as well as the flag of monarchist France from 1815 to 1830, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922). Greek temples and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of statistics. This term is used mostly in connection with Population and housing censuses by country, national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include Census of agriculture, censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications, and other useful information to coordinate international practices. The United Nations, UN's Food ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisdom, Kentucky
Wisdom is an unincorporated community located in Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Nicols and Old Randolph. Geography Wisdom is located in west-central Metcalfe County at 37°00′14″N 85°43′12″W and is part of the Glasgow Micropolitan Area. U.S. Route 68/Kentucky Route 80 and Kentucky Route 640 intersect at the center of the community, and the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway passes south of the community center, with the closest access point 3.7 miles east at the Edmonton exit. Edmonton is to the east, Glasgow is to the west, and Mammoth Cave National Park is to the northwest. White Oak Creek, a small non-navigable waterway, runs through part of the community. Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Wisdom has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. History On March 21, 1846, a post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Shade, Kentucky
Summer Shade is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 294. History Originally the area was known as "Sartain Precinct" and later as "Glover's Creek"; W.M. Riggs, the postmaster, changed the name to Summer Shade in 1872. Geography Summer Shade is located in southwestern Metcalfe County. Kentucky Route 90 (KY 90), connecting Glasgow to Burkesville and the Dale Hollow Lake area, runs through Summer Shade. Glasgow is to the northwest, while Burkesville is to the southeast. KY 640 leads north from Summer Shade to Wisdom and to Knob Lick. KY 163 passes just east of the community, leading north to Edmonton, the Metcalfe county seat, and south to Tompkinsville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Summer Shade CDP has an area of , of which , or 0.25%, are water. The community sits on a ridge that drains to the west and north to Glover Creek and south to Nobob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiseville, Kentucky
Hiseville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 246 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Glasgow Micropolitan Statistical Area. Hiseville was a city until it disincorporated in 2004. Geography Hiseville is located at (37.100131, -85.815107). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of , all of it land. History A post office was established in the community in 1867, when it was named in honor of Congressman Elijah Hise. It was known previously as Goosehorn. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 224 people, 94 households, and 67 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 100 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.11% White, 0.45% African American, and 0.45% from two or more races. There were 94 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eighty Eight, Kentucky
Eighty Eight is an unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. It is part of the Glasgow Micropolitan Statistical Area and is 10 miles east of Glasgow on State Highway 90. The community held celebrations on August 8, 1988 (08/08/88) and August 8, 2008 (08/08/08). Name As reported in an article in ''The New York Times'', the community was named in 1860 by Dabnie Nunnally, the community's first postmaster. He had little faith in the legibility of his handwriting, and thought that using numbers would solve the problem. He then reached into his pocket and came up with 88 cents. Another explanation is that the hamlet is 8.8 miles from Glasgow. The only store in this small community was opened and run by the Richardson Brothers. It was the main source for feed, grocery, hardware and farm needs. It was closed in the late 1980s. The building was restored in 2005 and reopened as the Eighty Eight General Store. The historic post office (Zip Code 42130) was kept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center, Kentucky
Center is an unincorporated community located in Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States. The community is part of the Glasgow Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Center, also known in the past as Frederick or Lafayette, got its name from its location, equidistant from four county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ...s. References Unincorporated communities in Metcalfe County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Glasgow, Kentucky, micropolitan area {{MetcalfeCountyKY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park City, Kentucky
Park City is a home rule-class city in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 614 at the 2020 census. It is the entrance to nearby Mammoth Cave National Park and to Diamond Caverns, a privately owned cave attraction. Exit 48 off I-65 is the only direct access exit to the Mammoth Cave National Park. Park City is part of the Glasgow micropolitan area. History In the early 19th century, the site of the present city was the junction of the Louisville and Nashville Pike with spur roads to Glasgow and Bardstown. By 1827, a stagecoach relay station had developed into a settlement with a post office named Three Forks. The postmaster William Bell owned a plantation nearby, with a prominent tavern, which led to the community also being known as Bell's Station. In 1859, the mainline of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad reached the plantation, and in 1863 the Glasgow spur was completed. The community was then known as Glasgow Junction after the L&N Depot, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton, Kentucky
Edmonton is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city in and the county seat of Metcalfe County, Kentucky, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States. It is part of the Glasgow, Kentucky, Glasgow Glasgow micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,671 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History The area was first surveyed in 1800. The city was established by the Kentucky legislature as a trading post in 1818 and was named the county seat in 1860. The post office first opened on February 18, 1830, and was named (though incorrectly spelled) for Edmund Rogers. Geography Edmonton is located in central Metcalfe County at (36.980191, -85.620338). It is east of Glasgow, Kentucky, Glasgow, north of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, Tompkinsville, southwest of Columbia, Kentucky, Columbia, and south of Greensburg, Kentucky, Greensburg. U.S. Route 68 and Kentucky Route 80 pass through the center of Edmonton, and the Cumberland Parkway runs along the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
