Raywick is a home rule-class city in Marion County,

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, United States. The population was 155 at the 2020 census.

History

The name "Raywick" is a compound of the names of two pioneer families, Ray and Wickliffe. Two members of these families, Loyd Ray and Nancy Wickliffe, married in 1811. A post office has been in operation at Raywick since 1833. The city incorporated in 1838.Robert Rennick,
Kentucky Place Names
' (University Press of Kentucky, 1984), p. 248.

Geography

Raywick is located in western Marion County at (37.560472, −85.429675). The city is situated along the Rolling Fork, just upstream from the river's confluence with Prather Creek, and east of the point where

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, and LaRue counties meet. Raywick is concentrated around the intersection of Kentucky Route 527, which leads north to Loretto and south over the Muldraugh Hill escarpment to Campbellsville, and Kentucky Route 84, which connects the city with

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to the east. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which , or 2.08%, are water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 144 people, 59 households, and 44 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 67 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00%

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. There were 59 households, out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were

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living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.89. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $20,625 for females. The

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for the city was $14,147. There were 5.6% of families and 12.9% of the population living below the

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, including 16.0% of under eighteens and 19.0% of those over 64.

Notable people

* J. Proctor Knott, governor of Kentucky

References

External links

* {{authority control Cities in Marion County, Kentucky Cities in Kentucky