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| Georgetown, Kentucky | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Scott |
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| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
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| ZIP code | 40324 |
| Area code(s) | 502 |
| FIPS code | 21-30700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0492790 |
Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 18,080 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Scott County6. The original settlement was renamed in 1790 in honor of President George Washington.[1] It is the home of Georgetown College, a private liberal arts college.
The city's recent growth began in the mid-1980s, when Toyota built Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, the first wholly owned United States plant, in a recently annexed part of the city. The plant, which currently builds the Camry, Solara and Avalon automobiles, opened in 1988 and is the largest building in terms of acres covered under one building in the United States, with over 200 acres occupied. The state of Kentucky estimated in 2007 that Georgetowns population may be close to 27,500 as of July 1, 2006 [2]
Georgetown is located at (38.214542, -84.555496)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.5 km² (13.7 mi²), all land.
As of the census
There were 6,703 households out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 16.1% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,186, and the median income for a family was $50,743. Males had a median income of $36,970 versus $25,936 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,859. About 8.7% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.
In late 1785 or early 1786, Georgetown was settled by the Rev. Elijah Craig and Virginia Baptists. The city was incorporated on December 16, 1790. Some of the first mills west of the Appalachian Mountains were established in Georgetown by Craig. Craig's early mills, which were located on the Royal Spring Branch, manufactured cloth and paper [3]. Elijah Craig also founded a classical school in Georgetown, which would lead to the founding of Georgetown College.
For his military service, Colonel John Floyd was granted by the State of Virginia a total of 1000 acres, which included the Cardome property along the north fork of Elkhorn Creek. Later the property was home to several famous people including Kentucky Governor James F. Robinson. More recently the site was the location of a girl's academy founded by the Sisters of Visitation.
The historic Ward Hall, now the home of the The Ward Hall Preservation Foundation, is
located just outside of Georgetown. Ward Hall was the summer home of Junius Ward. The home represents the height of the
Greek Revival period of architecture in Kentucky.
Georgetown College is a private liberal arts college located in the downtown area of Georgetown.
There are currently seven elementary schools (grades K-5) located in Georgetown and Scott County, along with three middle schools (grades 6-8) and one high school (grades 9-12). These are all part of the Scott County School system. Plans have been in progress for an additional high school and middle school within the city limits for several years due to the expanding population. Scott County High School also houses a separate (though still attached) wing for students in the ninth grade called the Ninth Grade Center. This was developed to ease the transition for students between middle school and high school. Another unique feature, the Alternative School, is also part of the Scott County High School educational complex. The Alternative School strives to give certain students education without the classroom setting. Schools located within Georgetown and Scott County include:
Georgetown has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):
Georgetown's newspaper, the Georgetown News-Graphic, prints on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of each week. Residents of the area commonly subscribe to this locally-geared newspaper in addition to the larger Lexington daily newspaper, the Lexington Herald-Leader. [4]
Notable past or current residents include:
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