Calvert City, Kentucky

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Calvert City is a city in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,701 at the 2000 census. Despite being in an otherwise dry county, sales by the drink in restaurants seating at least 100 diners are allowed.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Attractions
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Calvert City is located at 37°1′59″N, 88°20′58″W (37.033126, -88.349570)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.1 km² (13.9 mi²). 35.9 km² (13.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.36%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,701 people, 1,141 households, and 787 families residing in the city. The population density was 75.1/km² (194.5/mi²). There were 1,203 housing units at an average density of 33.5/km² (86.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.00% White, 0.26% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 1,141 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,107, and the median income for a family was $48,098. Males had a median income of $43,464 versus $23,403 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,473. About 4.5% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Calvert City was named for Potilla Calvert. He built his home "Oak Hill" in 1860 and gave a portion of his land to a new railroad, specifying that a station be built near his home. That station served as the starting point of the town.

In the 1940s, the construction of nearby Kentucky Dam by the Tennessee Valley Authority brought plentiful electricity that led to many industrial plants, mostly chemical manufacturers, to locate between the city and the Tennessee River.