| Official Name: | Fordsville, 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: | 1.16 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.16 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.45 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.45 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 446 |
| Population Density Km2: | 384.38 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 995.54 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 152 |
| Elevation Ft: | 499 |
| Coordinates: | 37.6347°N -86.7167°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 42343 |
| Area Code: | 270 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 21-28270 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0492316 |
Fordsville is a home rule-class city in Ohio County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 524 at the 2010 census.
Settled, the town is named for early merchant and probable founder Elisha Ford.[2] [3] It was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1886.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5sqmi, all land.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 531 people, 200 households, and 121 families residing in the city. The population density was 1111.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 227 housing units at an average density of 475.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 99.62% White, 0.19% African American, and 0.19% from two or more races.
There were 200 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 29.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $17,273, and the median income for a family was $22,917. Males had a median income of $27,679 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,740. About 25.2% of families and 25.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.6% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.