Jenkins, Kentucky

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Coordinates: 37°10′48″N 82°37′56″W / 37.18, -82.63222
Jenkins, Kentucky
Location of Jenkins, Kentucky
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Letcher
Area
- Total	8.6 sq mi (22.2 km²)
- Land	8.5 sq mi (22.1 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	1,539 ft (469 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,401
- Density	281.2/sq mi (108.6/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	41537
Area code(s)	606
FIPS code	21-40312
GNIS feature ID	0495200

Jenkins is a city in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,401 at the 2000 census. Jenkins is also the birthplace of honky-tonk outlaw country great Gary Stewart and U-2 spy plane pilot Gary Powers.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Events
4 References
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[edit] Geography

Jenkins is located at 37°10′48″N, 82°37′56″W (37.179914, -82.632148)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.2 km²), of which, 8.5 square miles (22.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.23%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,401 people, 968 households, and 671 families residing in the city. The population density was 281.2 people per square mile (108.6/km²). There were 1,122 housing units at an average density of 131.4/sq mi (50.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.96% White, 1.08% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.

There were 968 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,143, and the median income for a family was $25,985. Males had a median income of $31,087 versus $21,333 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,358. About 24.6% of families and 29.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.3% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.