Trenton, Kentucky
Trenton, Kentucky | |
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 Location of Trenton in Todd County, Kentucky. | |
| Coordinates: 36°43′24″N 87°15′40″W / 36.72333°N 87.26111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Todd |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2) |
| • Land | 0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 326 |
| • Density | 572.93/sq mi (221.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 42286 |
| Area code | 270 |
| FIPS code | 21-77592 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0505487 |
| Website | www |
Trenton is a city in Todd County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 384 at the 2010 census.
History
[edit]Settled as Lewisburg in 1796, and incorporated in 1840. The city was renamed after Trenton, New Jersey in 1819.[2]
Geography
[edit]Trenton is located at 36°43′24″N 87°15′40″W / 36.72333°N 87.26111°W (36.723246, -87.261209).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all land.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1830 | 178 | — | |
| 1870 | 221 | — | |
| 1880 | 152 | −31.2% | |
| 1890 | 455 | 199.3% | |
| 1900 | 600 | 31.9% | |
| 1910 | 653 | 8.8% | |
| 1920 | 552 | −15.5% | |
| 1930 | 524 | −5.1% | |
| 1940 | 572 | 9.2% | |
| 1950 | 577 | 0.9% | |
| 1960 | 542 | −6.1% | |
| 1970 | 496 | −8.5% | |
| 1980 | 465 | −6.2% | |
| 1990 | 378 | −18.7% | |
| 2000 | 419 | 10.8% | |
| 2010 | 384 | −8.4% | |
| 2020 | 326 | −15.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
Notable people
[edit]Musician and activist Josephine Leavell Allensworth was born in Trenton.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Dictionary of Places: Trenton". Encyclopedia of Kentucky. New York, New York: Somerset Publishers. 1987. ISBN 0-403-09981-1.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Allensworth, Josephine Leavell (1855-1938)". Online Encyclopedia Index. BlackPast.org. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
External links
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Media related to Trenton, Kentucky at Wikimedia Commons
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