Gracey, Kentucky
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|name = Gracey, Kentucky
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|subdivision_name2 = Christian
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|area_total_km2 = 0.62
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|population_as_of = 2020
|population_density_km2 = 187.96
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|elevation_m = 155
|elevation_ft = 509
|coordinates = {{coord|36|52|41|N|87|39|44|W|region:US-KY|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 42232
|area_code = 270
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|blank_info = 0493072{{cite gnis|id=0493072|name=Gracey|accessdate=2009-07-17}}
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|population_total = 117
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|area_total_sq_mi = 0.24
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|population_density_sq_mi = 487.50
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Gracey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 117, down from 138 in the 2010 census.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2132032| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212180759/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2132032| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gracey CDP, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 12, 2014}}
History
Gracey had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iPArAAAAIBAJ&pg=3725%2C3747685 | title=Our Oldest Town | work=Kentucky New Era | date=June 6, 1974 | accessdate=18 October 2015 | pages=4}} The town was laid out in 1887, and named in honor of Frank P. Gracey, a railroad official.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&q=cannon+ky&pg=PA120 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=1987 | accessdate=2013-04-28 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=120| isbn=0813126312 }} A post office was established at Gracey in 1887.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=KY&county=Christian | title=Christian County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=16 April 2015}}
Geography
Gracey is located in western Christian County at {{coord|36|52|41|N|87|39|44|W|type:city}} at an elevation of {{convert|509|ft}}. U.S. Route 68/Kentucky Route 80 bypasses the community to the north, while its old alignment, now known as Tobacco Road, runs along the southern edge. Hopkinsville, the Christian County seat, is {{convert|10|mi}} to the east, and Interstate 24 is {{convert|4|mi|0}} to the west.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Gracey CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.62|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2010= 138
|2020= 117
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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References
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{{Christian County, Kentucky}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Kentucky
Category:Census-designated places in Christian County, Kentucky
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