Cadiz, Kentucky Cadiz, Kentucky The courthouse in Cadiz burned twice amid the American Civil War.
The courthouse in Cadiz burned twice amid the American Civil War.
Location of Cadiz, Kentucky Location of Cadiz, Kentucky State Kentucky Cadiz (local / ke d z/) is a home rule-class town/city in and the governmental center of county of Trigg County, Kentucky, United States. The populace was 2,373 at the 2000 census.
Cadiz is an old town positioned close to the Land Between the Lakes, a prominent recreation area, and was a base of Union and Confederate operations amid the Civil War.
William Henry Perrin's 1884 History of Trigg County does not explain the Spanish name of the town, but does say that in May 1820 the county commission chose Robert Baker's territory as its seat.
From August to October, the commission platted out the town in blocks and gave it the name Cadiz. Rennick's Kentucky Place Names repeats the small-town tradition that a Spaniard in the surveying party successfully suggested his hometown. Cadiz is positioned at 36 52 4 N 87 49 3 W (36.867781, -87.817374). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), all land.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 79.2% White, 17.2% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other competitions, and 2.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,541 homeholds out of which 30.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $29,872, and the median income for a family was $37,736.
About 17.5% of families and 19.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.
Cadiz boasts one of the lowest crime rates in Kentucky.
The total crime threat index score for Cadiz is 34, which is 37 points below the statewide crime threat score of 71 and 66 points below the nationwide crime threat score of 100.
Students in Cadiz attend Trigg County Public Schools which are positioned on a single ground on Main Street.
The warmest month of the year is July, with an average high temperature of 90 F.
Kentucky Place Names, p.
Kentucky League of Cities.
"Western Kentucky History".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Cadiz Weather".
Trigg County Public Schools, Kentucky Municipalities and communities of Trigg County, Kentucky, United States County seats in Kentucky
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