Mayfield, Kentucky

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Coordinates: 36°44′16″N 88°38′24″W / 36.73778, -88.64
Mayfield, Kentucky
Location of Mayfield, Kentucky
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Graves
Area
- Total	6.7 sq mi (17.3 km²)
- Land	6.7 sq mi (17.3 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	476 ft (145 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	10,349
- Density	1,549.8/sq mi (598.4/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	42066
Area code(s)	270
FIPS code	21-50898
GNIS feature ID	0497715

Mayfield is a city in Graves County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 10,349 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Graves County^[1].

Despite being in a dry county (Graves), sales by the drink in restaurants of the city limits of Mayfield seating at least 100 diners and at the Mayfield Golf & Country Club are allowed. There are no Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages permitted, except at Mayfield Golf and Country Club.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Media
4 Sports teams
5 Notable Residents
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Geography

Mayfield is located at 36°44′16″N, 88°38′24″W (36.737693, -88.640122)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.7 square miles (17.3 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 10,349 people, 4,358 households, and 2,667 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,549.8 people per square mile (598.2/km²). There were 4,907 housing units at an average density of 734.8/sq mi (283.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.57% White, 13.31% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 3.48% from other races, and 2.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.86% of the population.

There were 4,358 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,400, and the median income for a family was $27,463. Males had a median income of $29,324 versus $18,575 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,327. About 23.4% of families and 27.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.4% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Media

Local media in Mayfield includes the Mayfield Messenger, a five-day (Monday through Friday) daily newspaper, and radio stations [WFGE-FM], WQQR-FM, WNGO-AM, and WYMC-AM.

[edit] Sports teams

Mayfield was home to the Class D "Kitty League" Mayfield Clothiers and Browns. Mayfield High School has won seven Kentucky High School Athletic Association championships in classes A and AA in a total of 13 appearances, with historical winning competition against larger schools, including arch rival Paducah Tilghman, Franklin-Simpson, Murray and Hopkinsville. Both consolidation and population loss have altered Kentucky high school competition classes, but many traditional rivalries continue.