Robards, Kentucky

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Coordinates: 37°40′29″N 87°32′35″W / 37.67472, -87.54306
Robards, Kentucky
Location of Robards, Kentucky
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Henderson
Area
- Total	3.1 sq mi (8.0 km²)
- Land	3.1 sq mi (8.0 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	430 ft (131 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	564
- Density	183.5/sq mi (70.8/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	42452
Area code(s)	270
FIPS code	21-65874
GNIS feature ID	0502050

Robards is a city in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 564 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Robards is located at 37°40′29″N, 87°32′35″W (37.674669, -87.542918)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 564 people, 214 households, and 172 families residing in the city. The population density was 183.5 people per square mile (70.9/km²). There were 226 housing units at an average density of 73.5/sq mi (28.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.87% White, 1.42% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, and 0.18% from two or more races.

There were 214 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,019, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $36,538 versus $21,324 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,706. About 4.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.