Fredonia, Kentucky

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Coordinates: 37°12′33″N 88°3′32″W / 37.20917, -88.05889
Fredonia, Kentucky
Location of Fredonia, Kentucky
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Caldwell
Area
- Total	0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²)
- Land	0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	427 ft (130 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	420
- Density	642.5/sq mi (248.1/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	42411
Area code(s)	270
FIPS code	21-29080
GNIS feature ID	0492485

Fredonia is a city in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 420 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Fredonia is located at 37°12′33″N, 88°3′32″W (37.209111, -88.058850)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 420 people, 177 households, and 132 families residing in the city. The population density was 642.5 people per square mile (249.5/km²). There were 206 housing units at an average density of 315.1/sq mi (122.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.19% White, 3.57% African American, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 177 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,893, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $21,429 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,865. About 9.2% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.