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词条 Wurtland, Kentucky
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

  3. Demographics

  4. Government

     Policing 

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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}}Wurtland is a home rule-class city in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 995 at the 2010 census.[1] Wurtland is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702.[2]

The northern terminus of the Industrial Parkway (Kentucky Route 67) is at U.S. Route 23 in Wurtland. This highway serves to connect Wurtland and the surrounding towns of Greenup and Flatwoods to the EastPark industrial park and Interstate 64, {{convert|14|mi}} south of Wurtland.

History

The Wurtland vicinity was first settled by Alexander Fulton and his family circa 1830. The Fultons then established the Fulton's Forge Works, and the community became known as "Fulton's Forge".[4] In 1823, William Shreve and his family had built a steam furnace nearby, and they named their settlement (the) "Old Steam Furnace". Because neither of the settlements had an acceptable name for a post office, the post office was named "Oil Works" after a local factory that made kerosene. Although the Oil Works post office was established on January 14, 1864, it was closed in 1871. On February 28, 1876, the post office was reestablished as "Wurtland", named after George and Samuel Grandin Wurts who had founded the nearby Pennsylvania and Laurel Furnaces in 1848.[3]

Geography

Wurtland is located in eastern Greenup County at {{coord|38|32|58|N|82|46|29|W|type:city}} (38.549327, -82.774749),[4] on the south bank of the Ohio River. It is bordered to the east by the cities of Worthington and Raceland, and Greenup, the county seat, is {{convert|3|mi|0}} to the west. Directly across the river is Hamilton Township in Lawrence County, Ohio.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Wurtland has a total area of {{convert|4.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|4.6|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 2.23%, is water.[1]

Demographics

{{US Census population
|1980= 1301
|1990= 1221
|2000= 1049
|2010= 995
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1036
|estref=[5]
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[6]
}}

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 1,049 people, 400 households, and 290 families residing in the city. The population density was 731.1 people per square mile (283.2/km²). There were 436 housing units at an average density of 303.9 per square mile (117.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.43% White, 0.19% African American, 0.19% Native American, and 0.19% from two or more races.

There were 400 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 18.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 26.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,724, and the median income for a family was $34,063. Males had a median income of $35,104 versus $18,523 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,122. About 12.7% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Wurtland is governed by a city commission form of government. Its current mayor is Donna K. Hayes. The city commission consists of a panel of four members.

Policing

The city of Wurtland currently contracts primary police service with the neighboring city of Raceland. Wurtland previously maintained its own police department prior to 2013 which was dissolved due to budget cuts. Wurtland's other neighboring cities, Greenup and Worthington, provide mutual aid assistance to the Raceland Police within the city of Wurtland.[8] In addition, the Greenup County Sheriff's Department and the Kentucky State Police maintain concurrent jurisdiction within the city and assist with policing as needed.

See also

  • List of cities and towns along the Ohio River

References

1. ^{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2185008| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wurtland city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=December 14, 2016}}
2. ^{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/310M100US26580| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=December 14, 2016}}
3. ^{{cite book |author=Rennick, Robert M. |title=Kentucky Place Names |year=1988 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=Lexington, Kentucky |isbn=0-8131-0179-4 |chapter=Place Names}} Retrieved on 2010-04-17
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}
8. ^Wurtland Dissolving Police Department

External links

  • Ashland Alliance, regional chamber of commerce
{{Greenup County, Kentucky}}{{Huntington-Ashland-Ironton MSA}}{{Eastern Mountain Coal Fields (Kentucky)}}{{Kentucky}}

4 : Cities in Greenup County, Kentucky|Populated places established in 1970|Kentucky populated places on the Ohio River|Cities in Kentucky

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