London, Kentucky For other places of the same name, see London .
London, Kentucky Location of London, Kentucky Location of London, Kentucky Coordinates: 37 7 39 N 84 5 3 WCoordinates: 37 7 39 N 84 5 3 W State Kentucky County Laurel Named for London, England London is a home rule-class town/city in Laurel County, Kentucky, in the United States.
London, Kentucky, is the second-largest town/city named London in the United States and the fourth-largest in the world.
Upon the establishment of Laurel County in 1825, a vote was held to furnish for the new area's seat of government.
The territory offered by John and Jarvis Jackson was chose, along with their suggested name of London, honoring their English heritage. The town was established the next year; its postal service established in 1831; and its town/city rights granted in 1836. London is positioned at 37 7 39 N 84 5 3 W (37.127504, -84.084181) and at an altitude of 1,240 feet (378 m). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 10.33 square miles (26.76 km2), of which 10.30 square miles (26.67 km2) is territory and 0.037 square miles (.097 km2) is water. Between the 2000 and 2010 censuses, the town/city annexed a momentous portion of land. The average homehold size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 19.3% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
London is positioned in a transition region between a humid subtropical climate (Koppen Cfa) and a humid continental climate (Koppen Dfa).
July is the warmest month, with an average high of 86 F (30 C) and an average low of 66 F (19 C).
January is the coldest month with an average high of 44 F (7 C) and an average low of 26 F ( 3 C).
The highest recorded temperature was 105 F (41 C) on June 29, 2012, and the lowest recorded temperature was 25 F ( 32 C) on January 19, 1994. May has the highest average rainfall of 4.92 inches (125 mm) and October has the lowest average rainfall of 3.01 inches (76 mm). Climate data for London, Kentucky (London-Corbin Airport), 1981 2010 normals, extremes 1954 present Average high F ( C) 44.7 Average low F ( C) 26.3 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 2.5 1.8 0.5 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.9 6.1 All of the following schools (excluding private schools) are administered by the Laurel County School District. Wyan Pine Elementary School London Elementary School Cold Hill Elementary School Colony Elementary School Johnson Elementary School North Laurel Middle School South Laurel Middle School Laurel County Day Treatment Keavy Elementary School North Laurel High School South Laurel High School London, Kentucky micropolitan region Kentucky League of Cities.
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"London, Kentucky".
Commonwealth of Kentucky.
"2010 Demographic Profile Data, London, Kentucky: Geographic Identifiers".
"Kentucky Cities and Counties: London, Kentucky".
Land Office, Kentucky Secretary of State.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Laurel County Public Schools".
Laurel KY Schools.
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