Wilmore, Kentucky

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wilmore is a city in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,905 at the 2000 census.

1 Institutions
2 Events
3 Geography
4 Demographics
5 Nearby
6 External links

[edit] Institutions

Wilmore has two institutions of higher learning: Asbury College and Asbury Theological Seminary. While both are named after Francis Asbury, they are separate institutions. Given the size of the student bodies relative to the size of Wilmore, they have a significant role in the town.

Wilmore also is home to an award-winning water treatment facility.

[edit] Events

Wilmore is home to the Ichthus Festival which is a gathering of Christian musical artists and speakers. Ichthus is an annual event usually occurring in April of each year. Ichthus recently (2005) decided to reschedule future festivals, owing to the uncertainty of weather conditions in the third weekend of April. From 2006 onwards, the festival will be held in June.

Also despite its small size, Wilmore plays host to the High Bridge Film Festival. Established in 2005 (then the Asbury College Film Festival), this has been the primary showcase for student films produced by Asbury College's Media Communications students, but all entries are welcomed. High Bridge Film Festival is quickly growing, and will continue to expand and showcase talented student projects.

[edit] Geography

Wilmore is located at 37°51′47″N, 84°39′28″W (37.863042, -84.657726)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.8 km² (2.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,905 people, 1,638 households, and 1,215 families residing in the city. The population density was 863.6/km² (2,239.1/mi²). There were 1,740 housing units at an average density of 254.5/km² (659.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.53% White, 1.93% African American, 0.14% Native American, 2.08% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.

There were 1,638 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.14.

The city's age distribution, which is heavily influenced by its two postsecondary institutions, is: 22.2% under the age of 18, 26.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 12.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,500, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $26,192 versus $25,362 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,602. About 9.1% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.