Springfield, Kentucky
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 Location of Springfield, Kentucky | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Washington |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Cecconi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.5 sq mi (6.6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 768 ft (234 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,634 |
| • Density | 1,048.5/sq mi (404.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 40069 |
| Area code | 859 |
| FIPS code | 21-72660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0504157 |
Springfield is a city in Washington County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,634 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Washington CountyTemplate:GR.
Geography
Springfield is located at 37°41′11″N 85°13′19″W / 37.68639°N 85.22194°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (37.686328, -85.221955)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.6 km²), of which, 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.18%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 2,634 people, 1,166 households, and 711 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,048.5 people per square mile (405.2/km²). There were 1,239 housing units at an average density of 493.2/sq mi (190.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.68% White, 22.40% African American, 0.53% Asian, 0.80% from other races, and 1.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.
There were 1,166 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 78.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,430, and the median income for a family was $35,143. Males had a median income of $29,917 versus $21,865 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,793. About 12.3% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 22.3% of those age 65 or over.
Notable natives
- Paul Derringer, baseball pitcher
- Shipwreck Kelly, American football player
- Richard RoBards, journalist
- Elizabeth Madox Roberts, poet and novelist
- Dominican and Sedgefield, 133rd Kentucky Derby entrants
Dining
There are few places to dine in Springfield such as the newly opened Snappy Tomato Pizza, Mordecai's, Backyard Barbeque, also there is the Cecconi's restaurant. Springfield also includes some of your regular fast food restaurants such as Hardee's, McDonald's, Pizza Hut Wendy's, as well as China King and El Mirinachi.
Connection to The Simpsons
In one, "non-canonical" episode of The Simpsons, the title characters - whose hometown is "Springfield" - are said to be a "Northern Kentucky family". Additionally in the Simpsons episode Sweets and Sour Marge, Homer is asked to help smuggle sugar from “south of the border” in which he responds “you mean Tennessee?”, implying that Springfield is in Kentucky. Also in Kentucky there is a city named Shelbyville. Shelbyville is named in many Simpsons episodes and is Springfield's rival. In reality, Springfield, Kentucky is located more toward the central part of the state even if you do go from north to south. Also, some episodes put Springfield in other states. For example, in the episode Bart on the Road, a trip to Knoxville, Tennessee for the World's Fair, goes through Bronson, Missouri. This would put the Simpsons Springfield in any state that borders Missouri from the north, south, or west.
In the lead-up to the July 27, 2007 release of The Simpsons Movie, 20th Century Fox held a contest to choose one of a number of United States towns named Springfield to host the premier of the film.[1] Springfield, Kentucky was the smallest of these towns.[2] To overcome the population difference, the mayor of nearby Louisville, Kentucky asked that city's 1.4 million residents to vote for their neighboring city.[2] Louisville area businesses produced gifts for Simpsons creator Matt Groening to try to influence the decision.[2] Bluegrass Brewing Company produced two six-packs of "Duff" beer (Homer Simpson's preferred brand), Louisville Slugger produced a bat emblazoned with the words "Springfield, Kentucky is a real Homer," and a local skate shop changed its name to Homer Skate Shop and donated a skateboard.[2] The premier was eventually awarded to Springfield, Vermont, with Springfield, Kentucky finishing fifth in the voting.[3]
References
- ^ Anna Johns (2007-03-09). "Simpsons movie to premiere in Springfield. But which one?". TV Squad. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c d Klepal, Dan (2007-07-07). "'Simpsons' premiere bid gets boost". The Courier Journal. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
- ^ Clark, Cindy (2007-07-10). "'The Simpsons Movie' Hometown Premiere Contest". USA Today. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
External links
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