Plum Springs, Kentucky
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|official_name = Plum Springs, Kentucky
|settlement_type = City
|named_for = a local road
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|map_caption = Location of Plum Springs in Warren County, Kentucky.
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Kentucky
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Warren
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|established_title = Incorporated
|established_date = 1966Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Plum Springs, Kentucky". Accessed 27 September 2013.
|unit_pref = Imperial
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|area_total_sq_mi = 0.53
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.53
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 497
|population_density_sq_mi = 935.97
|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
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|elevation_ft = 525
|coordinates = {{coord|37|1|17|N|86|22|58|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 42101
|area_code = 270
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 21-61860
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|blank1_info = 0500975
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|area_total_km2 = 1.38
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Plum Springs is a home rule-class city in Warren County, Kentucky, in the United States.{{cite book | last=Capace | first=N. | title=Encyclopedia of Kentucky | publisher=Native Amer Books | series=Encyclopedia of the United States | year=1999 | isbn=978-0-403-09740-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jhf4DaW0goQC&pg=PA244 | access-date=September 19, 2018 | page=244}} The population was 497 as of the 2020 Census. It is included in the Bowling Green metropolitan area. It is named for its location on Plum Springs Road (Ky. 957).{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Kentucky |chapter=Dictionary of Places: Plum Springs |publisher=Somerset Publishers |location=New York, New York |year=1987 |isbn=0-403-09981-1}}Rennick, Robert. Kentucky Place Names, [https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA239 p. 239]. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 27 September 2013.
Geography
Plum Springs is located at {{coord|37|1|17|N|86|22|58|W|type:city}} (37.021420, -86.382746).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1970= 185
|1980= 393
|1990= 361
|2000= 447
|2010= 453
|2020= 497
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
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As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 447 people, 177 households, and 138 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,535.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 182 housing units at an average density of {{convert|625.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 85.01% White, 12.75% African American, 0.89% Asian, and 1.34% from two or more races.
There were 177 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,014, and the median income for a family was $38,250. Males had a median income of $31,406 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,250. About 6.8% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
- Alfred Leland Crabb, historical novelist
References
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{{Warren County, Kentucky}}
{{Bowling Green, KY Metro}}
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