Cynthiana, Kentucky

Cynthiana, Kentucky
City
Harrison County Courthouse in Cynthiana, Kentucky
Location in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Harrison
Government
• Mayor	Jim Brown
Area
• Total	3.3 sq mi (8.7 km2)
• Land	3.3 sq mi (8.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	735 ft (224 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	6,258
• Density	1,873.6/sq mi (723.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	41031
Area code	859
FIPS code	21-19432
GNIS feature ID	0490519
Website	http://www.cynthianaky.com/

Cynthiana is a city in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 6,258 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Harrison CountyTemplate:GR.

Geography

Cynthiana is located at 38°23′18″N 84°17′49″W (38.388292, -84.296841)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 6,258 people, 2,692 households, and 1,639 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,873.6 people per square mile (723.4/km²). There were 2,909 housing units at an average density of 870.9/sq mi (336.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.43% White, 5.29% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.

There were 2,692 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,519, and the median income for a family was $34,691. Males had a median income of $27,704 versus $20,659 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,227. About 13.3% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

History

Cynthiana was named after Cynthia and Anna Harrison, daughters of Robert Harrison, who had donated land known as the Public Square, though Harrison County was named after Colonel Benjamin Harrison (not the US President) who was an early settler to the area and the sheriff of Bourbon County, Kentucky.

Two battles in the American Civil War were fought in Cynthiana; the first on July 17, 1862, was part of a raid into Kentucky by Confederate General John Hunt Morgan; the second on June 11 and 12, 1864, resulted in defeat of Confederate forces on Morgan's last raid into the state.

Education

Cynthiana is served by the Harrison County School District with a total of 7 public schools located within the county limits:

• High Schools:
  • Harrison County High School

• Technical Schools
  • KY Tech Harrison Area Technology Center

• Middle Schools:
  • Harrison County Middle School

• Elementary Schools:
  • Eastside Elementary
  • Westside Elementary
  • Northside Elementary
  • Southside Elementary

Cynthiana has one private school:

• St. Edward School (K-6)

Maysville Community and Technical College has an extended campus located in Cynthiana

• Maysville Community and Technical College: Licking Valley Campus

Post-It Notes

3M established a factory in Cynthiana in 1969. Post-It notes were developed in 1972 by Arthur Fry. Until patents expired in the late 1990s, the 3M factory in Cynthiana was the only production site of Post-It Notes worldwide. Today, it still accounts for nearly all of the world's production. The plant manager is Ann Getting.

Notable People from Cynthiana

• Joe B. Hall - University of Kentucky Men's Basketball Coach
• William McKinney - jazz drummer and bandleader
• Tony Moore - comic book artist
• Chris Snopek - Major League Baseball player
• Judge "Mac" Swinford- Federal Judge
• Lawrence Pressman - actor
• Walter Scott, a.k.a. "Death Valley Scotty," - namesake of Death Valley National Park's Scotty's Castle
• John D. McEwan - Author of Unschooling Kelly
• Matthew Edward Hyatt - Author of I Am Icarus and acclaimed artist

External links

• City's Website
• The Cynthiana Democrat - local newspaper
• The local game center and web cafe - local game center
• Bells Outdoor Sport Supply - Outdoor sport supply, live bait