Wickliffe, Kentucky | |
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 Downtown Wickliffe, KY | |
| Motto: "A little piece of heaven on the river's edge" | |
 Location of Wickliffe in Ballard County, Kentucky. | |
| Coordinates:36°58′0″N89°5′13″W / 36.96667°N 89.08694°W /36.96667; -89.08694 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| County | Ballard |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.56 sq mi (4.04 km2) |
| • Land | 1.55 sq mi (4.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 670 |
| • Density | 431.7/sq mi (166.69/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 42087 |
| Area codes | 270 & 364 |
| FIPS code | 21-83064 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0506708 |
| Website | wickliffe |
Wickliffe is ahome rule-class city and thecounty seat ofBallard County,[2]Kentucky, United States. The population was 670 at the2020 census.[3]
Wickliffe is part of thePaducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The city of Wickliffe is the site of aMississippian culture village now known only asWickliffe Mounds. The village was occupied from around 1100-1300 AD. Today, Wickliffe Mounds is a state historic site and home to a research center and museum.[4]
In 1780 during theRevolutionary War, GeneralGeorge Rogers Clark established Fort Jefferson on a hill overlooking the Mississippi River one mile south of present-day Wickliffe. The fort was intended to protect what was then the western boundary of the infant United States from raids by theBritish Army andNative Americans. It was abandoned in 1781 after a siege by theChickasaw.
The site later served as aUnion Army post during theCivil War. GeneralUlysses S. Grant directed a demonstration against theConfederate-held position atColumbus, Kentucky, in January 1862. Troops from the post joined in capturingFort Henry in February 1862. It served as a Union supply post for operations in the western theater of the war.
A 90-foot-tall (27 m) cross, the Fort Jefferson Memorial Cross at the Confluence, was completed in 2000 on Fort Jefferson hill.
Wickliffe is located at36°58′00″N89°05′13″W / 36.966600°N 89.086822°W /36.966600; -89.086822[5] on the east bank of theMississippi River, about two miles south of its confluence with theOhio River, near its easternmost point.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km2), of which 0.008 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.58%, is water.[6]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 959 | — | |
| 1900 | 995 | 3.8% | |
| 1910 | 989 | −0.6% | |
| 1920 | 969 | −2.0% | |
| 1930 | 1,108 | 14.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,039 | −6.2% | |
| 1950 | 1,019 | −1.9% | |
| 1960 | 917 | −10.0% | |
| 1970 | 1,211 | 32.1% | |
| 1980 | 1,034 | −14.6% | |
| 1990 | 851 | −17.7% | |
| 2000 | 794 | −6.7% | |
| 2010 | 688 | −13.4% | |
| 2020 | 670 | −2.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
As of thecensus[8] of 2000, there were 794 people, 327 households, and 216 families residing in the city. The population density was 578.3 inhabitants per square mile (223.3/km2). There were 384 housing units at an average density of 279.7 per square mile (108.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.33%White, 1.76%African American, 0.13%Native American, 0.88%Asian, 0.25%Pacific Islander, and 2.64% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 1.26% of the population.
There were 327 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% weremarried couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.0% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $30,556 versus $16,477 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $17,273. About 10.1% of families and 16.1% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 25.5% of those age 65 or over.
Wickliffe has apublic library, the Ballard-Carlisle County Public Library.[9]
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