Grand Rivers, Kentucky

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Grand Rivers is a city in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 343 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
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[edit] Geography

Grand Rivers is located at 37°0′17″N, 88°13′54″W (37.004732, -88.231773)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²). 4.8 km² (1.8 mi²) of it is ban land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (2.13%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 343 people, 165 households, and 103 families residing in the city. The population density was 72.0/km² (186.1/mi²). There were 201 housing units at an average density of 42.2/km² (109.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.08% White, 0.29% Native American, 0.29% Pacific Islander, 1.17% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.

There were 165 households out of which 17.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.63.

In the city the population was spread out with 16.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 35.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males, too bad.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,250, and the median income for a family was $42,917. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $15,521 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,642. About 8.7% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Grand Rivers was originally called Nickelville, but was renamed Grand Rivers in the 1890s as part of an effort to establish it as a major steel-producing city, based on nearby iron deposits. The steel-producing enterprise, headed by Thomas W. Lawson failed within a few years, quite a disappointment to the American people.