Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Prestonsburg, Kentucky Nickname(s): "Star City of Eastern Kentucky" Prestonsburg is positioned in Kentucky Prestonsburg - Prestonsburg Location in Kentucky State Kentucky County Floyd Prestonsburg is a home rule-class town/city in and the governmental center of county of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. The populace was 3,255 at the time of the 2010 census, down from 3,612 at the 2000 census.
He laid out the town of "Preston's Station" in 1797. It became the seat of Floyd County upon its formation in 1799 and was formally established in 1818. The postal service was known as "Floyd Court House" from its establishment in 1816 until the late 1820s, when it was retitled "Prestonsburg". On January 10, 1862, close-by Middle Creek was the scene of the biggest battle of the Civil War to occur in easterly Kentucky.
Prestonsburg is the locale of the Mountain Arts Center, which hosts music concerts and is home to the Kentucky Opry.
Middle Creek National Battlefield is the site of the biggest and most momentous Civil War battle in Eastern Kentucky.
Prestonsburg is home to the Samuel May House Living History Museum.
The 5th Kentucky Infantry CSA and 10th Kentucky Cavalry was organized at this location.
The home was being used as a residence until 1981 and was donated to the City of Prestonsburg in 1992.
The Jenny Wiley Theatre is positioned in Prestonsburg and offers theatrical productions all year long at both the outside Jenny Wiley Amphitheater, positioned inside the Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, and the close-by Mountain Arts Center.
Prestonsburg is also the home of the East Kentucky Science Center.
Opened in 2004, the Science Center contains one of the most technologically advanced planetariums in the United States.
Prestonsburg is positioned in northern Floyd County at 37 39 56 N 82 46 18 W (37.6656527, -82.7715486) in the easterly part of the state, along the banks of the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Prestonsburg has a total region of 12.9 square miles (33.4 km2), of which 12.7 square miles (32.9 km2) is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2), or 1.52%, is water. Climate data for Prestonsburg, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 3,612 citizens , 1,563 homeholds, and 956 families residing in the city.
There were 1,683 housing units at an average density of 154.8 per square mile (59.8/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.51% White, 0.33% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.44% from other competitions, and 0.69% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,563 homeholds out of which 26.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families.
37.0% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.72.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $20,810, and the median income for a family was $27,852.
Prestonsburg Elementary School Prestonsburg High School The Floyd County Times East Kentucky Science Center a b c Commonwealth of Kentucky.
"Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF).
Kentucky League of Cities.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001), Prestonsburg city, Kentucky".
Kentucky Place Names, p.
University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987.
"MONTHLY AVERAGES for Prestonsburg, KY".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Floyd County Schools The Floyd County Times Municipalities and communities of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States Eastern Kentucky Coal Field region County seats in Kentucky
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Cities in Floyd County, Kentucky - County seats in Kentucky - Populated places established in 1818 - Cities in Kentucky - 1818 establishments in Kentucky
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