Whitley City, Kentucky
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Geography
Whitley City is located in central McCreary County. It is bordered to the south by the community of Stearns. U.S. Route 27 passes through the east side of Whitley City, leading north Script error: No such module "convert". to Somerset and south Script error: No such module "convert". to Oneida, Tennessee.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Whitley City CDP has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 0.43%, are water.[3] Yahoo Falls on the course of Yahoo Creek, a tributary of the South Fork of the Cumberland River, is located Script error: No such module "convert". to the northwest.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1960 | 1,034 | — | |
| 1970 | 1,060 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 1,683 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 1,133 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 1,111 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 1,170 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 968 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
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As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,111 people, 458 households, and 296 families residing in the CDP. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 516 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.92% White, 0.72% Native American, 0.09% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.
There were 458 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were married couples living together, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $18,654, and the median income for a family was $18,702. Males had a median income of $29,306 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,659. About 28.9% of families and 38.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 58.8% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Whitley City has a lending library, the McCreary County Public Library.[6]
Media
References
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