Gracey, Kentucky | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Kentucky |
Pushpin Label: | Gracey |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Christian |
Area Total Km2: | 0.62 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.62 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 187.96 |
Elevation M: | 155 |
Elevation Ft: | 509 |
Coordinates: | 36.8781°N -87.6622°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 42232 |
Area Code: | 270 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0493072[1] |
Population Total: | 117 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.24 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.24 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 487.50 |
Gracey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 117, down from 138 in the 2010 census.[3]
Gracey had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.[4] The town was laid out in 1887, and named in honor of Frank P. Gracey, a railroad official.[5] A post office was established at Gracey in 1887.[6]
Gracey is located in western Christian County at 36.8781°N -87.6622°W at an elevation of . U.S. Route 68/Kentucky Route 80 bypasses the community to the north, while its old alignment, now known as Tobacco Road, runs along the southern edge. Hopkinsville, the Christian County seat, is to the east, and Interstate 24 is 4miles to the west.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Gracey CDP has a total area of 0.62sqkm, all land.[3]