Junction City, Kentucky

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Coordinates: 37°35′7″N 84°47′19″W / 37.58528, -84.78861
Junction City, Kentucky
Location of Junction City, Kentucky
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	Boyle, Lincoln
Area
- Total	2.0 sq mi (5.2 km²)
- Land	2.0 sq mi (5.2 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	991 ft (302 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,184
- Density	1,088.3/sq mi (420.2/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	40440
Area code(s)	859
FIPS code	21-41338
GNIS feature ID	0495551

Junction City is a city in Boyle and Lincoln Counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 2,184 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Junction City is located at 37°35′7″N, 84°47′19″W (37.585375, -84.788652)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,184 people, 876 households, and 617 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,088.3 people per square mile (419.5/km²). There were 945 housing units at an average density of 470.9/sq mi (181.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.53% White, 1.05% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.73% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.85% of the population.

There were 876 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,569, and the median income for a family was $32,609. Males had a median income of $25,700 versus $21,688 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,258. About 14.5% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 20.4% of those age 65 or over.