| Official Name: | Centertown, Kentucky |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ohio |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.81 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.81 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.31 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.31 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 416 |
| Population Density Km2: | 513.43 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1329.07 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 135 |
| Elevation Ft: | 443 |
| Coordinates: | 37.4167°N -86.9953°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 42328 |
| Area Code: | 270 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 21-13870 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0489277 |
Centertown is a home rule-class city in Ohio County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 423 at the 2010 census.
Incorporated in 1890, the city is named for its location between Hartford and the Green River shipping port of Point Pleasant.[2]
Centertown is located at 37.4167°N -86.9953°W (37.416771, -86.995243).[3] The city is concentrated along a merged stretch of Kentucky Routes 69 and 85 northeast of Central City. The two highways converge just west of the city, with KY 85 approaching from Island to the northwest, and diverge just east of the city, with KY 69 continuing eastward to Hartford, and KY 85 veering southward to join US 62 near Rockport.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3sqmi, all land.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 416 people, 164 households, and 126 families residing in the city. The population density was 1357sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 181 housing units at an average density of 590.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 99.76% White, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.68% of the population.
There were 164 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $37,946. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,018. About 15.4% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.