Providence, Kentucky

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Providence is a city in Webster County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,611 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Providence, Rhode Island.^[1]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Providence is located at 37°23′54″N, 87°45′25″W (37.398389, -87.757077)^GR1.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,611 people, 1,487 households, and 1,029 families residing in the city. The population density was 226.7/km² (587.2/mi²). There were 1,754 housing units at an average density of 110.1/km² (285.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.92% White, 16.53% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 1,487 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,400, and the median income for a family was $31,125. Males had a median income of $28,716 versus $23,438 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,209. About 19.4% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.7% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those age 65 or over.