MORGANFIELD, KENTUCKY

'Morganfield' is a city in Union County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,494 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Union County. The city is named for Revolutionary War General Daniel Morgan, who received the land the city sits on in return for his military service.^[1]

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Notable natives

Camp Breckinridge

References

External links

Geography

Morganfield is located at (37.684502, -87.911893).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²). 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.42%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,494 people, 1,434 households, and 926 families residing in the city. The population density was 645.5/km² (1,671.5/mi²). There were 1,581 housing units at an average density of 292.1/km² (756.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.34% White, 16.23% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.
There were 1,434 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,676, and the median income for a family was $52,864. Males had a median income of $32,831 versus $22,736 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,251. About 9.9% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

★ Earle C. Clements - former governor of Kentucky

★ Kassie DePaiva - soap opera actress

★ Dwane Casey - former Minnesota Timberwolves head coach

Camp Breckinridge

Morganfield is located near Camp Breckinridge, a World War II prisoner of war camp. The Associated Press reported on May 22, 2007, a continuing dispute regarding the families of displaced residents of the area that became Camp Breckinridge and the U.S. government. Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was named as a mediator in the dispute in February 2007.
About 40,000 soldiers preparing for the war stayed at the camp. The camp also held about 3,000 German prisoners of war before being deactivated in 1949.

References

1. ''Encyclopedia of Kentucky'', , , , Somerset Publishers, 1987,

External links

★ City of Morganfield Home Page

★ Morganfield Chamber of Commerce

★ Article on Camp Breckinridge property dispute