Park City, Kentucky
Park City, Kentucky Location of Park City, Kentucky Location of Park City, Kentucky Park City is a home rule-class town/city in Barren County, Kentucky, United States.
The populace was 537 at the 2010 census. It has historically served as a gateway to close-by Mammoth Cave National Park and to Diamond Caverns, a privately owned cave attraction.
Park City is part of the Glasgow micropolitan area.
In the early 19th century, the site of the present town/city was the junction of the Louisville and Nashville Pike with spur roads to Glasgow and Bardstown.
The improve was then known as Glasgow Junction after the L&N Depot, which also served as the junction between the mainline and the Mammoth Cave Railroad.
There was a close relationship between Mammoth Cave and Diamond Cave (Diamond Caverns) for years.
Beginning in 1880, the Mammoth Cave Railroad tracks were laid just west of Diamond Cave.
Mammoth Cave Railroad stops also served two close-by caves opened by Larkin Proctor, Long Cave, commercialized as Grand Avenue Caverns, and Proctor Cave.
In 1938, the name was changed to Park City to avoid confusion with Glasgow. Park City is positioned in Barren County at 37 5 39 N 86 2 54 W (37.094181, -86.048309). U.S.
Route 31 - W passes through the center of the city, and Interstate 65 cuts through the northwest corner, with access via Exit 48 (Kentucky Route 255/Mammoth Cave Parkway).
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.25%, is water. In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $25,313, and the median income for a family was $36,042.
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"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Park City city, Kentucky".
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Cities in Barren County, Kentucky - Cities in Kentucky - Glasgow, Kentucky, micropolitan area
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