Warsaw, Kentucky

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Warsaw is a city in Gallatin County, Kentucky, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,811 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Gallatin County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Warsaw is located at 38°47′0″N, 84°53′58″W (38.783435, -84.899564)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²). 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (35.76%) is water.

[edit] History

Warsaw began as a landing on the Ohio River in 1798. In 1805, founder Colonel Robert Johnson surved and built a road from this landing to his former home in Scott County, Kentucky. The landing soon became a busy shipping port.

In 1814, Colonel Johnson and Henry Yates purchased 200 acres to establish a rivertown to be named Fredericksburg, after Johnson's hometown in Virginia. By 1815, the town plat was complete. The Town extended from the River to Market Street and included 172 numbered lots, eacj 28 1/2 by 99 feet.

In 1831, the town was renamed Warsaw. In 1837, the Gallatin County, Kentucky seat was moved from Port William to Warsaw. The oldest home in Warsaw is the Henry Yates House, a home built of log construction was built circa 1809.

The Warsaw Historic District was created in 1982. Roughly bounded by W. High, E. Franklin, Washington, Market, Main, 3rd, 4th and Cross Streets.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,811 people, 737 households, and 451 families residing in the city. The population density was 720.9/km² (1,868.3/mi²). There were 830 housing units at an average density of 330.4/km² (856.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.88% White, 4.86% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.

There were 737 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,179, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $30,174 versus $18,164 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,340. About 16.8% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 16.6% of those age 65 or over.